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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated 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)
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 5 hours ago
0 CHINASAT 16
1 42662U 17018A 25352.64747103 -.00000327 00000-0 00000+0 0 9998
2 42662 0.0528 89.7509 0007265 159.9677 181.3774 1.00268836 31929Epoch: 2025-12-18T15:32Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-18T15:32:21.496Z)
Latitude
0.01173°
Longitude
110.49311°
Altitude
35,817.683 km
Speed
3.072 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 44m 19s
True Declination
0° 00' 42"
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
19:42:25
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,819.126 km
Perigee altitude
35,757.858 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.629 km
Eccentricity
0.00073
Inclination
0.0528°
RAAN
89.7509°
Arg. of periapsis
159.9677°
True anomaly
181.3754°
Mean anomaly
181.3774°
Eccentric anomaly
181.3764°
Mean motion
0.25066 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.19 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #18 in the year 2017 (2017-04-12 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.CHINASAT 16 Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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