Mission
Communications · Direct-GEO
ChinaSat 7 or ZX 7 (Zhongxing 7) is a Hughes HS-376 model geostationary telecommunications satellite built for the China Telecommunications Broadcast Satellite Corporation (ChinaSat). It was the first satellite ChinaSat had ordered from a western spacecraft contractor, Hughes Space and…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZHONGXING-7 1996-048A | Payload | 19920 × 48252 km · 16.6° | Globe |
| CZ-3 R/B 1996-048B | Rocket body | re-entered 2003-07-03 |
COSPAR ID 1996-048. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).