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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

40982, 2015-059A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

5 hours ago

Origin

Asia Pacific Telecommunity (CN / PRC)

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)

2015-10-16 (10 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, 15.0 m

Radar Cross Section

34.063 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 5 hours ago

0 APSTAR 9
1 40982U 15059A   25221.16016953 -.00000264  00000-0  00000+0 0  9998
2 40982   0.0240  50.7637 0002497 114.8408 351.9706  1.00271014 36025

Epoch: 2025-08-09T03:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-09T03:50:38.647Z)

Latitude

0.04386°

Longitude

142.01624°

Altitude

35,775.837 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 30m 18s

True Declination

0° 02' 38"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

0.01085°

Longitude

-144.77532°

Altitude

35,781.933 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 59m 44s

Apparent Declination

-5° 14' 28"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:54:29

Azimuth

285.158° WNW

Elevation

-25.166°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,798.41 km

Perigee altitude

35,777.353 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.018 km

Eccentricity

0.00025

Inclination

0.024°

RAAN

50.7637°

Arg. of periapsis

114.8408°

True anomaly

351.9666°

Mean anomaly

351.9706°

Eccentric anomaly

351.9686°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.16 mins

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