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CHINASAT 4A, 60606

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CHINASAT 4A, 60606 is a payload satellite owned by PLA SSF (CN) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 22 Aug 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 4A details

Identifier	60606, 2024-151A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	17 hours ago
Origin	PLA SSF (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer	SISE
Mission	Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor	FY-4?, LAE
Mass	~5,000 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2024-08-22 (5 months ago)
Launch vehicle	CHANG ZHENG 7A
Launch site	Wenchang Satellite Launch Center (WSC)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Unknown
Radar Cross Section	RCS unknown

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TLE from 17 hours ago

0 CHINASAT 4A
1 60606U 24151A   25014.63761589 -.00000361  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 60606   2.6537 276.7185 0003212  22.1054 163.2294  1.00268958  1558

Epoch: 2025-01-14T15:18Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-14T15:18:10.012Z)

Latitude	-0.22502°
Longitude	118.20465°
Altitude	35,799.953 km
Speed	3.074 km/s
True Right ascension	06h 48m 21s
True Declination	0° 13' 29"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	2.61826°
Longitude	16.04374°
Altitude	35,780.119 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	23h 42m 52s
Apparent Declination	-2° 41' 02"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	09:06:22
Azimuth	306.2° NW
Elevation	-38.638°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,801.998 km
Perigee altitude	35,774.911 km
Semi-major axis	42,166.591 km
Eccentricity	0.0003212
Inclination	2.6537°
RAAN	276.7185°
Arg. of periapsis	22.1054°
True anomaly	163.24002°
Mean anomaly	163.2294°
Eccentric anomaly	163.23471°
Mean motion	0.25066 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.19 mins