ChinaSat 10 | |
Mission Type: | Communications |
Operator: | China Satellite Communications |
Cospar Id: | 2011-026A |
Satcat: | 37677 |
Mission Duration: | 15 years |
Spacecraft Bus: | DFH-4 |
Manufacturer: | CAST |
Launch Mass: | 5000kg (11,000lb) |
Launch Date: | UTC[1] |
Launch Rocket: | Long March 3B/E |
Launch Site: | Xichang LC-2 |
Orbit Epoch: | 29 October 2013, 00:13:49 UTC[2] |
Orbit Reference: | Geocentric |
Orbit Regime: | Geostationary |
Orbit Periapsis: | 35771km (22,227miles) |
Orbit Apoapsis: | 35814km (22,254miles) |
Orbit Inclination: | 0.02 degrees |
Orbit Period: | 23.93 hours |
Orbit Longitude: | 110.5° east |
Apsis: | gee |
ChinaSat 10 previously known as SinoSat 5 is a Chinese communications satellite. It was launched at 16:13 UTC on 20 June 2011 on a Long March 3B rocket.
The satellite is a replacement for ChinaSat 5B.[3] It has a mass of 5,100 kg and will be positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 110.5 degrees East. It is operated by China Satellite Communications.