Chinasat 1

 1988-014A

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The STTW 2 (Zhongxing 1) satellite was launched on 1988 Mar 7 by Chang Zheng 3 from Xichang. It was the first DFH-2A class satellite and went to the 87.5E Chinasat 1 position.

Chinasat 1
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1988 Mar 7	1241	Launch by CZ3	XSC
		T+2:06 St 1 MECO
		T+2:07 St 2 burn
		T+4:15 St 2 MECO
		T+4:19 Fairing
		T+4:22 St 2 VECO
		T+4:23 Stage 3 burn
	1252?	T+11:08 MECO-1
	1300?	Stage 3 MES-2
	1305?	Stage 3 MECO
	1306?	Stage 3 sep	630.26 179 x 35765 x 31.2
1988 Mar 9	0148	AKM burn	1455.0 35715 x 36597 x 0.5 GEO 124E-5/d
1988 Mar 10			1457.16 35784 x 36611 x 0.5 GEO 141.5E+5.2W
1988 Mar 22		mv in	1436.10 35782 x 35791 x 0.2 GEO 87.3E
1988 Mar 23			GEO 88E
1988 Apr 3		On station	GEO 87.5E
1988 Apr 7			1436.07 35767 x 35805 x 0.0 GEO 87.6E
1989 Jun 24			1436.19 35783 x 35793 x 0.1 GEO 87.2E
1991 May 19			1436.13 35779 x 35795 x 0.0 GEO 87.5E
1993 Feb 20			1436.09 35781 x 35791 x 0.0 GEO 87.5E
1995 Jan 27			1436.06 35776 x 35795 x 1.5 GEO 87.5E
1996 Apr 9			1436.13 35782 x 35792 x 2.4 GEO 87.9E