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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). 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

37804, 2011-047A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission (China) (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

CAST

Mission

Non-operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

DFH-4, FY

Mass

5,320 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2011-09-17 (14 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 9 hours ago

0 CHINASAT 1A
1 37804U 11047A   25196.49940356  .00000083  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 37804   2.8461  82.7219 0002716 352.7002  99.3535  1.00019564 23969

Epoch: 2025-07-15T11:59Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T11:59:08.467Z)

Latitude

2.86502°

Longitude

61.43575°

Altitude

35,858.444 km

Speed

3.072 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 39m 15s

True Declination

2° 51' 44"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-2.26766°

Longitude

-158.58197°

Altitude

35,863.126 km

Speed

3.072 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 04m 55s

Apparent Declination

-6° 58' 00"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:54:45

Azimuth

22.043° NNE

Elevation

-55.207°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,869.986 km

Perigee altitude

35,847.044 km

Semi-major axis

42,236.652 km

Eccentricity

0.00027

Inclination

2.8461°

RAAN

82.7219°

Arg. of periapsis

352.7002°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

99.3535°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25004 °/min

Orbital period

1,439.77 mins

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