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CHINASAT 2A - Orbit

View from above orbital plane
View from above orbital plane
View from above satellite
View from above satellite

Ground track
Ground track

The orbit is defined by the following mean orbital elements,

1 38352U          26144.89023726 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00008
2 38352   1.3965  84.1640 0003055  36.8187 180.2154  1.00269155    06
Epoch (UTC): 24 May 2026 21:21:56
Eccentricity: 0.0003055
inclination: 1.3965°
perigee height: 35774 km
apogee height: 35800 km
right ascension of ascending node: 84.1640°
argument of perigee: 36.8187°
revolutions per day: 1.00269155
mean anomaly at epoch: 180.2154°

The dashed part of the orbit path shows where the satellite is in the earth's shadow,  

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