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NIGCOMSAT 1R, 38014

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NIGCOMSAT 1R, 38014 is a payload satellite owned by Nigcomsat (NG) in GEO that was launched on Mon, 19 Dec 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
38014, 2011-077A
Orbit
GEO
Last TLE update
13 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
CAST
Mission
Operational Civil Communications
Bus & Motor
DFH-4, DFH-4 LAE
Mass
~5,086 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2011-12-19 (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, 30 m
Radar Cross Section
34.063 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago
0 NIGCOMSAT 1R
1 38014U 11077A   25181.87434332  .00000146  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 38014   0.0429 204.3914 0000784 189.1444 242.8815  1.00272609 49433
Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:59Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:59:03.262Z)
Latitude
0.01792°
Longitude
42.48192°
Altitude
35,787.362 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 25m 41s
True Declination
0° 01' 04"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-0.02174°
Longitude
-117.74995°
Altitude
35,785.353 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
07h 57m 44s
Apparent Declination
-5° 02' 11"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:54:17
Azimuth
44.653° NE
Elevation
-46.357°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,790.74 km
Perigee altitude
35,784.129 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.571 km
Eccentricity
0.00008
Inclination
0.0429°
RAAN
204.3914°
Arg. of periapsis
189.1444°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
242.8815°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.14 mins
BSTAR
0
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