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NORAD 24798

DFH-3 2

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 24.0 hours, on an orbit tilted 13.6° from the equator, between 35,779 and 35,827 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About DFH-3 2

DFH-3 2 is a satellite from China, launched on May 11, 1997 from Xichang Space Center, China.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 79°E, turning with Earth so it stays over the same spot.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

Dongfanghong-3 2 · Chinese communications satellite

Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 23 days its lowest point went from 35,785 km to 35,790 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
35,78035,80035,82035,840

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.