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CHINASAT 6A, 37150

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CHINASAT 6A, 37150 is a payload satellite owned by China Satcom (CN) in GEO that was launched on Sat, 04 Sep 2010 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
37150, 2010-042A
Orbit
GEO
Last TLE update
14 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
CAST
Mission
Non-operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
DFH-4, FY
Mass
5,100 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2010-09-04 (15 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, 15.5 m
Radar Cross Section
19.960 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago
0 CHINASAT 6A
1 37150U 10042A   25181.80322443  .00000132  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 37150   3.3178  81.6985 0001210 334.0649 203.7666  0.99695239 54371
Epoch: 2025-06-30T19:16Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T19:16:38.59Z)
Latitude
0.11°
Longitude
51.27692°
Altitude
35,953.176 km
Speed
3.068 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 18m 10s
True Declination
0° 06' 36"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
1.44589°
Longitude
-101.15849°
Altitude
35,945.044 km
Speed
3.069 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
07h 18m 31s
Apparent Declination
-3° 40' 21"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:47:46
Azimuth
34.894° NE
Elevation
-48.521°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,955.183 km
Perigee altitude
35,944.94 km
Semi-major axis
42,328.198 km
Eccentricity
0.00012
Inclination
3.3178°
RAAN
81.6985°
Arg. of periapsis
334.0649°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
203.7666°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.24923 °/min
Orbital period
1,444.45 mins
BSTAR
0
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