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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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43920 intel report (Beta)
CHINASAT 2D details
Identifier | |
Orbit | GEO |
Last TLE update | 15 hours ago |
Origin | |
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) | |
Launch vehicle | |
Launch site | |
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 15 hours ago
0 CHINASAT 2D
1 43920U 19001A 24339.83007677 -.00000316 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999
2 43920 0.0112 34.1215 0001800 204.0453 264.8062 1.00267576 48472
Epoch: 2024-12-04T19:55Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-04T19:55:18.632Z)
Latitude | 0.01527° |
Longitude | 129.98084° |
Altitude | 35,787.981 km |
Speed | 3.075 km/s |
True Right ascension | 09h 31m 42s |
True Declination | 0° 00' 55" |
Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude | -0.00139° |
Longitude | -10.26123° |
Altitude | 35,791.646 km |
Speed | 3.074 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 23h 50m 18s |
Apparent Declination | -5° 09' 12" |
Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time | 08:30:13 |
Azimuth | 294.12° NW |
Elevation | -33.259° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude | 35,796.435 km |
Perigee altitude | 35,781.255 km |
Semi-major axis | 42,166.982 km |
Eccentricity | 0.00018 |
Inclination | 0.0112° |
RAAN | 34.1215° |
Arg. of periapsis | 204.0453° |
True anomaly | 264.78566° |
Mean anomaly | 264.8062° |
Eccentric anomaly | 264.79593° |
Mean motion | 0.25066 °/min |
BSTAR | Unknown |
Orbital period | 1436.21 mins |
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CHINASAT 2D Visibility forecast
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