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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

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) (CN / PRC)

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, 37 m

Radar Cross Section

34.184 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 CHINASAT 12
1 39017U 12067A   25179.91343909 -.00000212  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 39017   0.0269  97.6882 0002454 359.1166 236.7564  1.00272834 45969

Epoch: 2025-06-28T21:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-28T21:55:21.137Z)

Latitude

-0.03172°

Longitude

87.47167°

Altitude

35,791.496 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 14m 13s

True Declination

0° 01' 54"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

0.02453°

Longitude

-130.06175°

Altitude

35,775.997 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 38m 51s

Apparent Declination

-4° 56' 02"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:53:35

Azimuth

340.783° N

Elevation

-53.559°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,797.719 km

Perigee altitude

35,777.024 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.508 km

Eccentricity

0.00025

Inclination

0.0269°

RAAN

97.6882°

Arg. of periapsis

359.1166°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

236.7564°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.14 mins

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