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CHINASAT 1C, 41103

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CHINASAT 1C, 41103 is a payload satellite owned by PLA GAD (CN) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 09 Dec 2015 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 3B launch vehicle from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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	41103, 2015-073A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	8 hours ago
Origin	PLA GAD (PRC)
Manufacturer	CAST?
Mission	Non-operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor	DFH-4?, DFH-4 LAE
Mass	~5,000 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2015-12-09 (9 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, 30 m
Radar Cross Section	34.063 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 CHINASAT 1C
1 41103U 15073A   25084.75283947 -.00000197  00000-0  00000+0 0  9996
2 41103   5.9620  74.1596 0004871 178.5367 193.8846  0.99170548 34090

Epoch: 2025-03-25T18:04Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-25T18:04:05.33Z)

Latitude	1.25837°
Longitude	-7.96778°
Altitude	36,117.509 km
Speed	3.062 km/s
True Right ascension	05h 46m 01s
True Declination	1° 15' 26"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	4.93247°
Longitude	104.10007°
Altitude	36,085.092 km
Speed	3.064 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	13h 40m 14s
Apparent Declination	0° 33' 46"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	06:49:56
Azimuth	82.287° E
Elevation	-9.979°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	36,119.902 km
Perigee altitude	36,078.52 km
Semi-major axis	42,477.348 km
Eccentricity	0.0004871
Inclination	5.962°
RAAN	74.1596°
Arg. of periapsis	178.5367°
True anomaly	193.87121°
Mean anomaly	193.8846°
Eccentric anomaly	193.87791°
Mean motion	0.24792 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1452.1 mins