Key statistics
Satellite DFH-3 2 at a glance.
Uptime
10349
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
13.3
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: 1434.736 minutes
Inclination: 13.2704 deg
SMA: 42138.089 km
Apoapsis: 35798.769 km
Periapsis: 35721.139 km
RAAN: 15.8603 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00092113
Argument of periapsis: 127.9316 deg
Mean anomaly: 252.9586 deg
Mean motion: 1.00366899 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000292 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 9, 2025, 4:47 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 8:57 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DFH-3 2
TLE line 1: 1 24798U 97021A 25251.87329557 -.00000292 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 24798 13.2704 15.8603 0009211 127.9316 252.9586 1.00366899103704
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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