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CHINASAT 1D, 49505

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CHINASAT 1D, 49505 is a payload satellite owned by PLA SSF (CN) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 26 Nov 2021 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 3B launch vehicle from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft 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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Identifier

49505, 2021-114A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

Strategic Support Troops (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

CAST?

Mission

Operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

DFH-4?, DFH-4 LAE

Mass

~5,250 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2021-11-26 (4 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 12 hours ago

0 CHINASAT 1D
1 49505U 21114A   25182.53750520 -.00000333  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 49505   0.0437 155.7022 0002105  70.2294  17.5481  1.00269791 13312

Epoch: 2025-07-01T12:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T12:54:00.449Z)

Latitude

0.02379°

Longitude

130.16586°

Altitude

35,778.18 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 13m 59s

True Declination

0° 01' 26"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-0.02283°

Longitude

-44.23285°

Altitude

35,794.882 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 15m 56s

Apparent Declination

-5° 10' 26"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:55:21

Azimuth

293.997° NW

Elevation

-33.187°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,797.1 km

Perigee altitude

35,779.348 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.361 km

Eccentricity

0.00021

Inclination

0.0437°

RAAN

155.7022°

Arg. of periapsis

70.2294°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

17.5481°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.18 mins

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