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CHINASAT 2D, 43920

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CHINASAT 2D, 43920 is a payload satellite owned by PLA SSF (CN) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 10 Jan 2019 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

43920, 2019-001A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

Strategic Support Troops (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

CAST?

Mission

Operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

DFH-4?, DFH-4 LAE

Mass

~5,000 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2019-01-10 (6 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 9 hours ago

0 CHINASAT 2D
1 43920U 19001A   25182.87858503 -.00000332  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 43920   0.0404 132.4442 0001765  65.9922 168.0436  1.00271477 50563

Epoch: 2025-07-01T21:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T21:05:09.746Z)

Latitude

-0.03277°

Longitude

130.03729°

Altitude

35,793.427 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 25m 58s

True Declination

0° 01' 58"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

0.02135°

Longitude

-97.96957°

Altitude

35,782.514 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 53m 31s

Apparent Declination

-5° 08' 00"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:33:25

Azimuth

294.135° NW

Elevation

-33.243°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,795.194 km

Perigee altitude

35,780.309 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.889 km

Eccentricity

0.00018

Inclination

0.0404°

RAAN

132.4442°

Arg. of periapsis

65.9922°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

168.0436°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.15 mins

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CZ-3B R/B, 43921 (Decayed)

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