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). 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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
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)
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: 11 hours ago
TLE from 11 hours ago
0 CHINASAT 1C
1 41103U 15073A 25364.03239178 -.00000231 00000-0 00000+0 0 9994
2 41103 6.6738 70.9451 0007828 182.7374 178.8917 0.99169002 36875Epoch: 2025-12-30T00:46Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-30T00:46:38.649Z)
Latitude
0.20633°
Longitude
-37.81922°
Altitude
36,131.447 km
Speed
3.061 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 50m 15s
True Declination
0° 12' 22"
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
11:15:38
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,132.9 km
Perigee altitude
36,066.397 km
Semi-major axis
42,477.785 km
Eccentricity
0.00078
Inclination
6.6738°
RAAN
70.9451°
Arg. of periapsis
182.7374°
True anomaly
178.89343°
Mean anomaly
178.8917°
Eccentric anomaly
178.89257°
Mean motion
0.24791 °/min
Orbital period
1,452.12 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #73 in the year 2015 (2015-12-09 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 1C Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 67 mins | 2025-12-30 11:39:26.272Z | 104.747° ESE | 2025-12-30 11:39:26.272Z | 104.747° ESE | 11.068° | 2025-12-30 12:46:26.272Z | 106.433° ESE |
| 711 mins | 2025-12-30 23:48:26.272Z | 109.015° ESE | 2025-12-31 07:08:26.272Z | 103.287° ESE | 16.477° | 2025-12-31 11:39:26.272Z | 107.351° ESE |
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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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