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BELINTERSAT 1, 41238

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BELINTERSAT 1, 41238 is a payload satellite owned by ZTZM (BY) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 15 Jan 2016 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

41238, 2016-001A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

5 hours ago

Origin

Precision Electromechanics Factory (Unknown / BELA)

Manufacturer

CAST

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

DFH-4, DFH-4 LAE

Mass

5,200 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2016-01-15 (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 5 hours ago

0 BELINTERSAT 1
1 41238U 16001A   25187.88142132  .00000124  00000-0  00000+0 0  9994
2 41238   0.0250 268.1649 0002906 275.9506 109.7820  1.00272585 34761

Epoch: 2025-07-06T21:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-06T21:09:14.802Z)

Latitude

-0.0111°

Longitude

51.51966°

Altitude

35,790.002 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 35m 43s

True Declination

0° 00' 40"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

0.00978°

Longitude

124.72463°

Altitude

35,798.015 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 38m 05s

Apparent Declination

-4° 58' 18"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:02:07

Azimuth

33.96° NE

Elevation

-50.257°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,799.694 km

Perigee altitude

35,775.188 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.578 km

Eccentricity

0.00029

Inclination

0.025°

RAAN

268.1649°

Arg. of periapsis

275.9506°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

109.782°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.14 mins

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