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CHINASAT 6A, 37150

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CHINASAT 6A, 37150 is a payload satellite owned by China Satcom (CN) in GEO that was launched on Sat, 04 Sep 2010 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 3B launch vehicle from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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CHINASAT 6A details

Identifier	37150, 2010-042A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	12 hours ago
Origin	China Satcom (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer	CAST
Mission	Non-operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor	DFH-4, FY
Mass	5,100 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2010-09-04 (14 years ago)
Launch vehicle	CHANG ZHENG 3B
Launch site	Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box + 2 Pan, 15.5 m
Radar Cross Section	19.960 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 CHINASAT 6A
1 37150U 10042A   24361.11581663  .00000042  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 37150   2.8314  84.0454 0003955 204.9725 283.7712  0.99692841 52513

Epoch: 2024-12-26T02:46Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T02:46:46.556Z)

Latitude	2.20016°
Longitude	75.98224°
Altitude	35,944.879 km
Speed	3.069 km/s
True Right ascension	14h 11m 06s
True Declination	2° 11' 53"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-2.25757°
Longitude	-105.86885°
Altitude	35,952.998 km
Speed	3.069 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	02h 03m 38s
Apparent Declination	-6° 55' 49"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	14:03:05
Azimuth	359.75° N
Elevation	-57.014°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,967.483 km
Perigee altitude	35,934 km
Semi-major axis	42,328.879 km
Eccentricity	0.0003955
Inclination	2.8314°
RAAN	84.0454°
Arg. of periapsis	204.9725°
True anomaly	283.72718°
Mean anomaly	283.7712°
Eccentric anomaly	283.74919°
Mean motion	0.24922 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1444.49 mins