CHINASAT 2E, 49062
Orbit data source: Space-Track
CHINASAT 2E, 49062 is a payload satellite owned by PLA SSF (CN) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 05 Aug 2021 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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
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
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 15.0 m
Radar Cross Section
34.063 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 CHINASAT 2E
1 49062U 21071A 26171.41126538 -.00000296 00000-0 00000+0 0 9996
2 49062 0.0209 225.1100 0001673 266.6751 22.9587 1.00272973 18075Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:52Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:52:13.328Z)
Latitude
0.00088°
Longitude
98.08182°
Altitude
35,779.267 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 19m 03s
True Declination
0° 00' 03"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:25:43
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,794.387 km
Perigee altitude
35,780.278 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.469 km
Eccentricity
0.00017
Inclination
0.0209°
RAAN
225.11°
Arg. of periapsis
266.6751°
True anomaly
22.96618°
Mean anomaly
22.9587°
Eccentric anomaly
22.96244°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.13 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #71 in the year 2021 (2021-08-05 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.CHINASAT 2E Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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