CHINASAT 16, 42662
Orbit data source: Space-Track
CHINASAT 16, 42662 is a payload satellite owned by CAST (CN) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 12 Apr 2017 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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0 CHINASAT 16
1 42662U 17018A 25254.89530587 -.00000356 00000-0 00000-0 0 9995
2 42662 0.0356 106.1254 0006881 129.6705 188.1653 1.00266640 30941
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-11T21:29:14.427Z)
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Other satellites on launch #18 in the year 2017 (2017-04-12 UTC)
CHINASAT 16 Visibility
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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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