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
Orbit
Country
BY / BELARelated business
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 15.0 m
Radar Cross Section
34.063 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 2 days ago
0 BELINTERSAT 1
1 41238U 16001A 26171.25959689 .00000102 00000-0 00000+0 0 9998
2 41238 0.0250 255.7113 0002262 151.5546 6.1424 1.00273986 38262Epoch: 2026-06-20T06:13Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T06:13:49.171Z)
Latitude
0.01919°
Longitude
51.4917°
Altitude
35,775.976 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 33m 41s
True Declination
0° 01' 09"
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
21:36:53
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,796.586 km
Perigee altitude
35,777.511 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.185 km
Eccentricity
0.00023
Inclination
0.025°
RAAN
255.7113°
Arg. of periapsis
151.5546°
True anomaly
6.14517°
Mean anomaly
6.1424°
Eccentric anomaly
6.14379°
Mean motion
0.25068 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.12 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #1 in the year 2016 (2016-01-15 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.BELINTERSAT 1 Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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