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CHINASAT 12, 39017

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CHINASAT 12, 39017 is a payload satellite owned by China Satcom (CN) in GEO that was launched on Tue, 27 Nov 2012 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
39017, 2012-067A
Orbit
GEO
Country
Flag of CNCN / PRC
Related business
Manufacturer
Thales Alenia
Mission
Operational Civil Communications
Bus & Motor
SPACEBUS 4000C2, S400
Mass
5,054 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2012-11-27 (13 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, 18.5 m
Radar Cross Section
34.184 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago
0 CHINASAT 12
1 39017U 12067A   25241.11618258 -.00000204  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 39017   0.0264 117.3034 0002510  41.1453 308.4427  1.00272502 46589
Epoch: 2025-08-29T02:47Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T02:47:18.174Z)
Latitude
-0.01284°
Longitude
87.47207°
Altitude
35,779.279 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 07m 28s
True Declination
0° 00' 46"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:17:22
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,798.048 km
Perigee altitude
35,776.881 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.601 km
Eccentricity
0.00025
Inclination
0.0264°
RAAN
117.3034°
Arg. of periapsis
41.1453°
True anomaly
308.42017°
Mean anomaly
308.4427°
Eccentric anomaly
308.43143°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.14 mins
BSTAR
0
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