China Satellite Communications Crop.
9 satellites in orbit, 1 operating.
The count is the catalogue’s as of Nov 8, 2026, 4:17 PM; whether a satellite is operating is as Orbinauts writes it where it has written when the satellite’s mission ended, and otherwise as Jonathan McDowell’s general catalogue believes it, licensed CC BY 4.0: GCAT
China Satellite Communications Crop. is how GCAT, Jonathan McDowell’s general catalogue (CC BY 4.0), names the organisation under the code CHIS, of China, People's Republic of. This page gathers the satellites it flies and those of every organisation under it, each row naming the organisation that flies it.
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| Satellite | Kind | Orbit class | Launched | Operating | Flown by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OBJECT E | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | Beijing guidao chenguang keji YG | |
| CHINASAT 5A (CHINASTAR1) | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | China Orient Telecom Satellite Co. Ltd. | |
| DFH-3 2 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | ||
| CHINASAT 7 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | ||
| DFH-3 1 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | ||
| STTW-5 | Communications satellite | Highly elliptical orbit | Ended | ||
| STTW-4 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | ||
| STTW-3 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended | ||
| STTW-2 | Communications satellite | Inclined geosynchronous | Ended |