Key statistics
Satellite DFH-3 2 at a glance.
Uptime
10446
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
13.4
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for DFH-3 2.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: DFH-3 2
International designator: 1997-021A
Object number (NORAD): 24798
Object ID (CCSDS): 24798
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1435.42 minutes
Inclination: 13.3521 deg
SMA: 42151.487 km
Apoapsis: 35793.484 km
Periapsis: 35753.22 km
RAAN: 15.1628 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00047762
Argument of periapsis: 150.5809 deg
Mean anomaly: 221.7471 deg
Mean motion: 1.0031905 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000365 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 16, 2025, 2:19 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 15, 2025, 12:14 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DFH-3 2
TLE line 1: 1 24798U 97021A 25349.51006716 -.00000365 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 24798 13.3521 15.1628 0004776 150.5809 221.7471 1.00319050104684
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DFH-3 2.
Associated space launch
The DFH-3 satellite is a medium-capacity geostationary communications satellite based on the DFH-3 Bus (three-axis-stabilized telecommunications satellite platform). The 2200 kg satellite carries 24 C-band transponders, providing six television channels and 18 communications transmission channels. It has a power supply of 2 kW and a design life of 8 years.
DFH-3 2 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 3A | Zhongxing 6’, on board a Long March 3A space rocket.
The launch took place on May 11, 1997, 4:17 p.m. from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2).
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Long March 3A | Zhongxing 6
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 11, 1997, 4:17 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 3A
Launch pad: Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Location: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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