APSTAR 9, 40982
Orbit data source: Space-Track
APSTAR 9, 40982 is a payload satellite owned by APT (CN) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 16 Oct 2015 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
CAST
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
DFH-4, DFH-4 LAE
Mass
~5,000 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 15.0 m
Radar Cross Section
34.063 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 22 hours ago
TLE from 22 hours ago
0 APSTAR 9
1 40982U 15059A 26172.51086578 -.00000267 00000-0 00000+0 0 9996
2 40982 0.0449 61.2354 0002393 121.0691 53.3195 1.00270672 39160Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:15Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:15:38.803Z)
Latitude
-0.0091°
Longitude
142.03496°
Altitude
35,780.395 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 42m 37s
True Declination
0° 00' 33"
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
21:36:10
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,798.068 km
Perigee altitude
35,777.887 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.114 km
Eccentricity
0.00024
Inclination
0.0449°
RAAN
61.2354°
Arg. of periapsis
121.0691°
True anomaly
53.3415°
Mean anomaly
53.3195°
Eccentric anomaly
53.3305°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.17 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #59 in the year 2015 (2015-10-16 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.APSTAR 9 Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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