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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

Last TLE update

11 hours ago

Origin

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) (CN / PRC)

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, 30 m

Radar Cross Section

34.063 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 CHINASAT 16
1 42662U 17018A   25182.71794872 -.00000348  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 42662   0.0410  94.4050 0004345 132.3738  62.1869  1.00272633 30225

Epoch: 2025-07-01T17:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T17:13:50.769Z)

Latitude

-0.026°

Longitude

110.55056°

Altitude

35,777.262 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 16m 05s

True Declination

0° 01' 34"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

0.01068°

Longitude

-90.54997°

Altitude

35,799.736 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 37m 32s

Apparent Declination

-5° 01' 14"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:29:18

Azimuth

311.912° NW

Elevation

-44.724°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,805.749 km

Perigee altitude

35,769.107 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.565 km

Eccentricity

0.00043

Inclination

0.041°

RAAN

94.405°

Arg. of periapsis

132.3738°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

62.1869°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.14 mins

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