CHINASAT

NORAD 37150 · COSPAR 2010-042A · INACTIVE TLE

Orbit: #4277 @ 35928 x 35970 km x 0.3119 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2022-04-24 12:43 UTC Â· 39103.9 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Current TLE

// celestrak

CHINASAT 6A (ZX 6A)
1 37150U 10042A 22114.53023911 -.00000205 00000+0 00000+0 0 9993
2 37150 0.3119 96.7922 0004909 309.9112 283.1502 0.99696221 42779

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

September 4th 2010

Spacecraft age

16 years, 1 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

China Satellite Communication Corp. (China Satcom)

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Xichang Satellite Launch Center

Launch vehicle

Long March 3B

Contractor

China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)

Launch mass

5,000 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

0.3119Â°

Period

1444.39 min

Perigee

35928 km

Apogee

35970 km

Eccentricity

0.0004909

RAAN

96.7922Â°

Arg of Perigee

309.9112Â°

Mean Motion

0.99696221 rev/d