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CHINASAT 1C, 41103

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CHINASAT 1C, 41103 is a payload satellite owned by PLA GAD (CN) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 09 Dec 2015 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 1C details

Identifier	41103, 2015-073A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	11 hours ago
Origin	PLA GAD (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer	CAST?
Mission	Non-operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor	DFH-4?, DFH-4 LAE
Mass	~5,000 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2015-12-09 (9 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, 30 m
Radar Cross Section	34.063 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 CHINASAT 1C
1 41103U 15073A   25035.72081203 -.00000098  00000-0  00000+0 0  9990
2 41103   5.8369  74.7465 0006206 177.2464 329.5637  0.99169678 33602

Epoch: 2025-02-04T17:17Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-04T17:17:58.159Z)

Latitude	3.21204°
Longitude	-172.93445°
Altitude	36,074.933 km
Speed	3.065 km/s
True Right ascension	14h 46m 43s
True Declination	3° 12' 32"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-4.83081°
Longitude	-15.23411°
Altitude	36,114.495 km
Speed	3.062 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	00h 51m 44s
Apparent Declination	-10° 35' 35"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	05:55:25
Azimuth	252.837° W
Elevation	3.755°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	36,125.822 km
Perigee altitude	36,073.099 km
Semi-major axis	42,477.597 km
Eccentricity	0.0006206
Inclination	5.8369°
RAAN	74.7465°
Arg. of periapsis	177.2464°
True anomaly	329.52765°
Mean anomaly	329.5637°
Eccentric anomaly	329.54568°
Mean motion	0.24792 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1452.11 mins