ZHONGXING 18 - Norad ID: 44493
| Nazwa w katalogu Spacetrack | 2019-053A |
| Alternatywna nazwa | ZHONGXING 18 |
| Wyniesienie na orbitę |
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| Deorbitacja |
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| Kraj/organizacja pochodzenia | Chiny (PRC) |
| Miejsce startu | XICLF (Xichang Launch Facility, China) |
| Perygeum | 184 km |
| Apogeum | 34989 km |
CHINASAT 18, 44493 is a payload satellite owned by PLA SSF (CN) in HEO that was launched on Mon, 19 Aug 2019 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 3B launch vehicle from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
Satelitę 2019-053A wyniesiono 19.08.2019r.