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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

Asia-Pacific Satellite Broadband Communication (Shenzhen) (CN / PRC)

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

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

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Other satellites on launch #45 in the year 2020 (2020-07-09 UTC)

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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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