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49125
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2021-081A
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Orbit:
#1879 @ 35771 x 35800 km x 0.0366 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch
2026-10-09 21:05 UTC
·
11 h old
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🛰️ Ground track · next 110 min
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Orbit history
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Current TLE
// onowactive
CHINASAT 9B
1 49125U 21081A 26282.87892104 -.00000322 00000-0 00000-0 0 09999
2 49125 0.0366 250.7357 0003454 309.2011 236.3747 1.00274403018797
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Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
September 9th 2021
Spacecraft age
5 years, 1 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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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
5,500
kg
Power
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elements
Inclination
0.0366°
Period
1436.06
min
Perigee
35771
km
Apogee
35800
km
Eccentricity
0.0003454
RAAN
250.7357°
Arg of Perigee
309.2011°
Mean Motion
1.00274403
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