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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

2 days 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 2 days ago

0 APSTAR 6D
1 45863U 20045A   25195.01474486 -.00000310  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 45863   0.0433  86.8885 0001791  10.9925 333.5724  1.00269393 18464

Epoch: 2025-07-14T00:21Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T00:21:13.955Z)

Latitude

-0.00517°

Longitude

134.01156°

Altitude

35,779.975 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 45m 47s

True Declination

0° 00' 19"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-0.05737°

Longitude

77.25586°

Altitude

35,786.119 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 37m 16s

Apparent Declination

-5° 14' 12"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:02:22

Azimuth

290.993° WNW

Elevation

-30.695°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,795.888 km

Perigee altitude

35,780.784 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.473 km

Eccentricity

0.00018

Inclination

0.0433°

RAAN

86.8885°

Arg. of periapsis

10.9925°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

333.5724°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25066 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.18 mins

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

CZ-3B R/B, 45864

APSTAR 6D Visibility

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