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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated 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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 18.5 m
Radar Cross Section
34.184 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago
TLE from 12 hours ago
0 CHINASAT 12
1 39017U 12067A 26155.20113999 -.00000195 00000-0 00000-0 0 9995
2 39017 0.0481 99.9140 0003365 330.2175 342.4400 1.00272223 49374Epoch: 2026-06-04T04:49Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-04T04:49:38.495Z)
Latitude
-0.00362°
Longitude
87.49587°
Altitude
35,772.378 km
Speed
3.076 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 30m 13s
True Declination
0° 00' 13"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
03:11:04
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,801.731 km
Perigee altitude
35,773.354 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.68 km
Eccentricity
0.00034
Inclination
0.0481°
RAAN
99.914°
Arg. of periapsis
330.2175°
True anomaly
342.42836°
Mean anomaly
342.44°
Eccentric anomaly
342.43418°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.14 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #67 in the year 2012 (2012-11-27 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.CHINASAT 12 Visibility
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