Mission
Communications · Direct-GEO
The Zhongwei 1 (Chinastar 1) satellite, an A2100A class comsat built by Lockheed Martin for the China Orient Telecommunications Satellite Co., part of the Chinese telecoms ministry. Zhongwei 1 will serve China, India, Korea and southeast Asia with 18 C-band and 20 Ku-band transponders. It was…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZHONGXING-5A 1998-033A | Payload | 36109 × 36187 km · 9.2° | Globe |
| CZ-3B R/B 1998-033B | Rocket body | re-entered 1998-10-11 |
COSPAR ID 1998-033. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).