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DFH-3 2, 24798

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DFH-3 2, 24798 is a payload satellite owned by Chinasat (CN) in GEO that was launched on Sun, 11 May 1997 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 3A 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

24798, 1997-021A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

CAST

Mission

Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

DFH-3, FY-25

Mass

2,267 kg wet, ~1,060 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1997-05-11 (28 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 3A

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hex Poly + 2 Pan, 9.1 m

Radar Cross Section

16.153 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 DFH-3 2
1 24798U 97021A   25210.99339995 -.00000177  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 24798  13.2351  16.1570 0009807 115.2445 253.6014  1.00376001103297

Epoch: 2025-07-29T23:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-29T23:50:29.755Z)

Latitude

1.98484°

Longitude

79.1622°

Altitude

35,768.459 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 38m 39s

True Declination

1° 58' 58"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

5.20111°

Longitude

-132.05871°

Altitude

35,725.367 km

Speed

3.078 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 31m 21s

Apparent Declination

0° 18' 57"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:10:40

Azimuth

351.918° N

Elevation

-50.12°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,799.717 km

Perigee altitude

35,717.07 km

Semi-major axis

42,136.531 km

Eccentricity

0.00098

Inclination

13.2351°

RAAN

16.157°

Arg. of periapsis

115.2445°

True anomaly

253.49363°

Mean anomaly

253.6014°

Eccentric anomaly

253.54751°

Mean motion

0.25093 °/min

Orbital period

1,434.66 mins

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