APSTAR

NORAD 28638 · COSPAR 2005-012A · INACTIVE

Orbit: #8265 @ 36219 x 36320 km x 2.3405 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2021-01-24 19:50 UTC Â· 50246.9 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak

APSTAR 6
1 28638U 05012A 21024.82660274 -.00000081 00000-0 00000+0 0 9998
2 28638 2.3405 91.5780 0011885 245.0535 284.7259 0.98572495 82657

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

April 12th 2005

Spacecraft age

21 years, 6 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

APT Satellite Holdings Ltd.

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Xichang Satellite Launch Center

Launch vehicle

Long March 3B

Contractor

Alcatel Space Industries

Launch mass

4,680 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

2.3405Â°

Period

1460.85 min

Perigee

36219 km

Apogee

36320 km

Eccentricity

0.0011885

RAAN

91.578Â°

Arg of Perigee

245.0535Â°

Mean Motion

0.98572495 rev/d