Zhongxing-1E Satellite at 81.5°E

Zhongxing-1E is a geostationary communications satellite operated by China Satcom at 81.4°E, launched in 2022. Ground stations within its coverage can use it with a fixed antenna.

81.4°E: Orbital slot
China Satcom: Operator
2022: Launched
Station-kept: Inclination 0.02°

Coverage

Line-of-sight coverage centred on 81.4°E: red line 0° elevation (horizon), orange 10°, dashed blue 30°. Open Zhongxing-1E in the live satellite map to set your own site.

Countries in view above 10° elevation

92 countries, by the centre of each country:

AfghanistanAlbaniaAngolaArmeniaAustraliaAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarusBhutanBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBruneiBulgariaBurundiCambodiaCameroonCentral African RepublicChadChinaCongoCyprusDR CongoDjiboutiEgyptEquatorial GuineaEritreaEswatiniEthiopiaGabonGeorgiaGreeceIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIsraelJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLebanonLesothoLibyaMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMoldovaMongoliaMontenegroMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNepalNorth KoreaOmanPakistanPalestinePapua New GuineaPhilippinesQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaudi ArabiaSerbiaSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSri LankaSudanSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTurkeyTurkmenistanUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUzbekistanVietnamYemenZambiaZimbabwe

Look angles from major cities

City	Azimuth (true)	Elevation	Skew
Nairobi	88.7°	38.6°	+88.2°
Johannesburg	71.8°	24.5°	+58.7°
Dubai	130.9°	48.6°	-43.3°
Mumbai	155.3°	65.6°	-23.3°
Singapore	266.7°	63.7°	+86.5°
Tokyo	250.2°	17.0°	+50.1°
Sydney	281.6°	8.1°	-54.7°

Skew: + is clockwise, looking at the satellite from behind the dish. Use the live map for any other location, plus sun outage dates and a rain fade link budget.