CHINASAT-3A, 60179
Orbit data source: Space-Track
CHINASAT-3A, 60179 is a payload satellite owned by PLA SSF (CN) that was launched on Sat, 29 Jun 2024 UTC via a Chang Zheng 7A launch vehicle from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center (WSC). 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-3A details
| NORAD ID | 60179 |
| COSPAR ID | |
| Orbit | Molniya |
| Last TLE update | 1 week ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | SISE |
| Bus | FY-4? |
| Motor | LAE |
| Mass | ~5,000 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | RCS unknown |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 3.48868° |
| Longitude | -35.91835° |
| Altitude | 34,909.902 km |
| Speed | 1.72 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 08h 56m 07s |
| Apparent Declination | -2° 15' 46" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 04:04:22 |
| Azimuth | 102.877° ESE |
| Elevation | 11.508° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 35,801.877 km |
| Perigee | 212.97 km |
| Semi-major axis | 24,385.561 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.7297127 |
| Inclination | 15.4778° |
| RAAN | 118.1248° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 179.7551° |
| True anomaly | 169.39779° |
| Mean anomaly | 134.9782° |
| Mean motion | 0.56996 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Period | 631.62 mins |
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-06-29T16:20:44.653Z)
| Latitude | -2.8787° |
| Longitude | -55.78045° |
| Altitude | 33,955.952 km |
| Speed | 1.848 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 07h 10m 35s |
| True Declination | -2° 52' 32" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
TLE from 1 week ago
0 CHINASAT-3A
1 60179U 24122A 24181.68107238 -.00000084 00000-0 00000+0 0 9997
2 60179 15.4778 118.1248 7297127 179.7551 134.9782 2.28054641 08Epoch: 2024-06-29T16:20Z
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Other satellites on launch #122 in the year 2024 (2024-06-29 UTC)
| CHINASAT-3A, 60179 |
| CZ-7A R/B, 60180 |
CHINASAT-3A Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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