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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
Country
Flag of CNCN / PRC
Related business
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, 7.8 m
Radar Cross Section
19.960 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago
0 CHINASAT 6A
1 37150U 10042A   26036.25366220 -.00000276  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 37150   3.8859  78.9093 0005081 230.3789 237.2006  0.99702941 56566
Epoch: 2026-02-05T06:05Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-05T06:05:16.414Z)
Latitude
3.7295°
Longitude
-40.21822°
Altitude
35,957.642 km
Speed
3.068 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 26m 02s
True Declination
3° 43' 33"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:21:00
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,969.385 km
Perigee altitude
35,926.374 km
Semi-major axis
42,326.017 km
Eccentricity
0.00051
Inclination
3.8859°
RAAN
78.9093°
Arg. of periapsis
230.3789°
True anomaly
237.15168°
Mean anomaly
237.2006°
Eccentric anomaly
237.17614°
Mean motion
0.24925 °/min
Orbital period
1,444.34 mins
BSTAR
0
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