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APSTAR 6D, 45863

Orbit data source: Space-Track

APSTAR 6D, 45863 is a payload satellite owned by APT Shenzhen (CN) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 09 Jul 2020 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
45863, 2020-045A
Orbit
GEO
Last TLE update
4 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
CAST
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
DFH-4E, DFH-4 LAE
Mass
~5,000 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2020-07-09 (5 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, Unknown HBR
Radar Cross Section
34.063 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 4 hours ago
0 APSTAR 6D
1 45863U 20045A   25199.14558647 -.00000311  00000-0  00000+0 0  9998
2 45863   0.0423  93.1044 0001862 358.5967  30.9326  1.00269956 18503
Epoch: 2025-07-18T03:29Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T03:29:38.671Z)
Latitude
0.03589°
Longitude
134.03674°
Altitude
35,779.829 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 10m 35s
True Declination
0° 02' 09"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
0.05407°
Longitude
-172.04808°
Altitude
35,785.883 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
11h 24m 44s
Apparent Declination
-5° 08' 00"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
19:49:35
Azimuth
291.03° WNW
Elevation
-30.579°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,796.029 km
Perigee altitude
35,780.327 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.315 km
Eccentricity
0.00019
Inclination
0.0423°
RAAN
93.1044°
Arg. of periapsis
358.5967°
True anomaly
30.94357°
Mean anomaly
30.9326°
Eccentric anomaly
30.93808°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.18 mins
BSTAR
0
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