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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). 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

41103, 2015-073A

Orbit

GEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission (PLA) (CN)

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 (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 8 hours ago

0 CHINASAT 1C
1 41103U 15073A   26111.90567544  .00000075  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 41103   6.9623  69.5956 0005527 191.1088 148.7200  0.99165147 37985

Epoch: 2026-04-21T21:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-21T21:44:10.358Z)

Latitude

-2.38165°

Longitude

-126.42175°

Altitude

36,119.684 km

Speed

3.062 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 18m 23s

True Declination

-2° 22' 45"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

12:18:39

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,124.225 km

Perigee altitude

36,077.269 km

Semi-major axis

42,478.884 km

Eccentricity

0.00055

Inclination

6.9623°

RAAN

69.5956°

Arg. of periapsis

191.1088°

True anomaly

148.75287°

Mean anomaly

148.72°

Eccentric anomaly

148.73643°

Mean motion

0.2479 °/min

Orbital period

1,452.18 mins

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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.
1440 mins	2026-04-22 05:17:59.695Z	217.85° SW	2026-04-22 05:17:59.695Z	217.85° SW	35.337°	2026-04-23 05:17:59.695Z	223.231° SW

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CHINASAT 1C, 41103

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