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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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Identifier
42662, 2017-018A
Orbit
GEO
Country
Flag of CNCN / PRC
Related business
Manufacturer
CAST?
Mission
Operational Civil Communications
Bus & Motor
DFH-3B, LIPS-200
Mass
4,600 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2017-04-12 (8 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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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago
0 CHINASAT 16
1 42662U 17018A   25259.03463797 -.00000370  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 42662   0.0341 107.1510 0006952 128.8049 242.2790  1.00273254 30990
Epoch: 2025-09-16T00:49Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T00:49:52.72Z)
Latitude
-0.00244°
Longitude
110.46372°
Altitude
35,799.208 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 52m 39s
True Declination
0° 00' 09"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
04:35:15
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,816.567 km
Perigee altitude
35,757.94 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.391 km
Eccentricity
0.0007
Inclination
0.0341°
RAAN
107.151°
Arg. of periapsis
128.8049°
True anomaly
242.20851°
Mean anomaly
242.279°
Eccentric anomaly
242.24375°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.13 mins
BSTAR
0
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