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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated 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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 7.8 m
Radar Cross Section
19.960 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast 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 56566Epoch: 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
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
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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Other satellites on launch #42 in the year 2010 (2010-09-04 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.CHINASAT 6A Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 1024 mins | 2026-02-05 21:14:30.209Z | 108.878° ESE | 2026-02-06 05:17:30.209Z | 105.081° ESE | 14.257° | 2026-02-06 14:18:30.209Z | 111.031° ESE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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