CHINASAT

NORAD 42763 · COSPAR 2017-035A · INACTIVE TLE

Orbit: #1632 @ 35916 x 35936 km x 0.5456 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2021-09-23 18:38 UTC Â· 44389.4 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Current TLE

// celestrak

CHINASAT 9A (ZX 9A)
1 42763U 17035A 21266.77643701 -.00000019 00000-0 00000+0 0 9990
2 42763 0.5456 96.3640 0002400 333.6970 289.9791 0.99776813 16326

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

June 18th 2017

Spacecraft age

9 years, 3 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

0.5456Â°

Period

1443.22 min

Perigee

35916 km

Apogee

35936 km

Eccentricity

0.00024

RAAN

96.364Â°

Arg of Perigee

333.697Â°

Mean Motion

0.99776813 rev/d