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
Last TLE update
10 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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 15.5 m
Radar Cross Section
19.960 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 CHINASAT 6A
1 37150U 10042A 25128.84263582 -.00000206 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998
2 37150 3.1819 82.3220 0002861 289.7690 318.7449 0.99707567 53841Epoch: 2025-05-08T20:13Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T20:13:23.734Z)
Latitude
-2.94382°
Longitude
160.52781°
Altitude
35,936.358 km
Speed
3.07 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 03m 08s
True Declination
-2° 56' 27"
Sunlit
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
1.73165°
Longitude
-54.85776°
Altitude
35,947.547 km
Speed
3.069 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
07h 15m 32s
Apparent Declination
-3° 42' 53"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:02:07
Azimuth
274.652° WNW
Elevation
-11.305°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #42 in the year 2010 (2010-09-04 UTC)
CHINASAT 6A Visibility forecast
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