CHINASAT 1A, 37804
Orbit data source: Space-Track
CHINASAT 1A, 37804 is a payload satellite owned by PLA GAD (CN) in GEO that was launched on Sat, 17 Sep 2011 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 3B launch vehicle from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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CHINASAT 1A details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | GEO |
| Last TLE update | 23 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | CAST |
| Mission | Non-operational Defense Communications |
| Bus & Motor | DFH-4, FY |
| Mass | 5,320 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 23 hours ago
0 CHINASAT 1A
1 37804U 11047A 24347.92844958 .00000033 00000-0 00000+0 0 9999
2 37804 2.2913 85.4438 0003476 210.3826 3.8537 1.00021377 48521Epoch: 2024-12-12T22:16Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-12T22:16:58.043Z)
| Latitude | -1.3059° |
| Longitude | -116.69008° |
| Altitude | 35,841.957 km |
| Speed | 3.073 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 19h 58m 36s |
| True Declination | -1° 18' 16" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -1.01343° |
| Longitude | -125.32355° |
| Altitude | 35,841.873 km |
| Speed | 3.073 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 19h 17m 36s |
| Apparent Declination | -7° 19' 49" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 20:13:52 |
| Azimuth | 198.627° SSW |
| Elevation | 40.998° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 35,872.687 km |
| Perigee altitude | 35,843.325 km |
| Semi-major axis | 42,236.143 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0003476 |
| Inclination | 2.2913° |
| RAAN | 85.4438° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 210.3826° |
| True anomaly | 3.85638° |
| Mean anomaly | 3.8537° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 3.85504° |
| Mean motion | 0.25004 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Orbital period | 1439.75 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #47 in the year 2011 (2011-09-17 UTC)
| CHINASAT 1A, 37804 |
| CZ-3B R/B, 37805 (Decayed) |
CHINASAT 1A Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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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| 1440 mins | 2024-12-13 21:42:06.012Z | 198.62° SSW | 2024-12-14 13:58:06.012Z | 200.842° SSW | 34.963° | 2024-12-14 21:42:06.012Z | 199.9° SSW |
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