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CHINASAT 18, 44493

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CHINASAT 18, 44493 is a payload satellite owned by PLA SSF (CN) in HEO that was launched on Mon, 19 Aug 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

44493, 2019-053A

Orbit

HEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Strategic Support Troops (CN)

Manufacturer

CAST

Mission

Non-operational Civil Communications

Bus & Motor

DFH-4, DFH-4 LAE

Mass

~5,250 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2019-08-19 (7 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: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago

0 CHINASAT 18
1 44493U 19053A   26049.55906547  .00035737  24978-6  39060-3 0  9996
2 44493  28.4107 102.7873 6277694 203.1715 107.6254  3.72658661 65411

Epoch: 2026-02-18T13:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-18T13:25:03.256Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

113.03494°

Altitude

18,801.955 km

Speed

2.997 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 51m 17s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

10:18:42

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

22,233.381 km

Perigee altitude

164.61 km

Semi-major axis

17,577.132 km

Eccentricity

0.62777

Inclination

28.4107°

RAAN

102.7873°

Arg. of periapsis

203.1715°

True anomaly

156.86209°

Mean anomaly

107.6254°

Eccentric anomaly

133.6508°

Mean motion

0.93137 °/min

Orbital period

386.53 mins

BSTAR

0.0003906

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CZ-3B R/B, 44494 (Decayed)

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CHINASAT 18 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
164 mins	2026-02-19 10:18:08.767Z	268.22° W	2026-02-19 12:52:08.767Z	222.602° SW	35.017°	2026-02-19 13:02:08.767Z	155.317° SSE
263 mins	2026-02-20 02:59:08.767Z	198.945° SSW	2026-02-20 07:10:08.767Z	157.292° SSE	42.653°	2026-02-20 07:22:08.767Z	144.33° SSE

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CHINASAT 18, 44493

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-18T13:25:03.256Z)

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