▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	GEO
Inclination	0.0330°
Eccentricity	0.0001792
Period	1436.2 min
Apogee	35,795 km
Perigee	35,780 km
Mean motion	1.00267329 rev/day
RAAN	137.1260°
Arg of perigee	13.2911°
Mean anomaly	270.0057°
B*	0.0000e+0
Rev at epoch	750

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 60179U 24122A 26188.09389725 -.00000298 00000-0 00000-0 0 9992

2 60179 0.0330 137.1260 0001792 13.2911 270.0057 1.00267329 7500

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "ZHONGXING-3A",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2024-122A",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T02:15:12.722+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 1.00267329,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001792,
  "INCLINATION": 0.033,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 137.126,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 13.2911,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 270.0057,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 60179,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 750,
  "BSTAR": 0,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -0.00000298,
  "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-3A
Operator	Strategic Support TroopsHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	China
Launch date	Jun 29, 2024HIGHvia 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/60179

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