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ZHONGXING-10

ZHONGXING-10 is an object launched in 2011 in a geosynchronous orbit, about 35,786 km above the equator, keeping pace with the Earth so it appears to hang over one spot. It completes one orbit every 1,454 minutes, on a path tilted 1.3° to the equator.

Height

35,786 km

One orbit

1,454 min

Inclination

1.3°

Orbit

GEO

Geosynchronous orbit

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The dashed line shows where it will fly over in the next 95 minutes.

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