▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	GEO
Inclination	1.5035°
Eccentricity	0.0001570
Period	1436.1 min
Apogee	35,793 km
Perigee	35,779 km
Mean motion	1.00274295 rev/day
RAAN	83.6329°
Arg of perigee	28.1398°
Mean anomaly	48.0062°
B*	0.0000e+0
Rev at epoch	5,150

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 7, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 38352U 12028A 26188.37833390 -.00000279 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994

2 38352 1.5035 83.6329 0001570 28.1398 48.0062 1.00274295 51503

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "ZHONGXING-2A",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2012-028A",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T09:04:48.049+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 1.00274295,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.000157,
  "INCLINATION": 1.5035,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 83.6329,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 28.1398,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 48.0062,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 38352,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 5150,
  "BSTAR": 0,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -0.00000279,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	ZHONGXING-2A
Operator	General Armaments Dept. of the PLAHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	China
Launch date	May 26, 2012HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	5000HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Mission purpose	—
Object class	PAYLOADHIGH

▸Data quality

Score85 / 100

Claims7

Sources1

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org

▸Actions

GET /api/v1/satellites/38352

//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.