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CHINASAT 1D, 49505

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CHINASAT 1D, 49505 is a payload satellite owned by PLA SSF (CN) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 26 Nov 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
49505, 2021-114A
Orbit
GEO
Last TLE update
6 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
CAST?
Mission
Operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
DFH-4?, DFH-4 LAE
Mass
~5,250 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2021-11-26 (4 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, 30 m
Radar Cross Section
34.063 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 6 hours ago
0 CHINASAT 1D
1 49505U 21114A   25183.63069521 -.00000329  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 49505   0.0439 150.0614 0002097  74.1920  53.8438  1.00269337 13320
Epoch: 2025-07-02T15:08Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T15:08:12.066Z)
Latitude
0.00798°
Longitude
130.16653°
Altitude
35,781.537 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 32m 30s
True Declination
0° 00' 29"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-0.03027°
Longitude
-137.9769°
Altitude
35,794.089 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
00h 19m 27s
Apparent Declination
-5° 10' 51"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
08:58:49
Azimuth
293.981° NW
Elevation
-33.183°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,797.194 km
Perigee altitude
35,779.509 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.489 km
Eccentricity
0.00021
Inclination
0.0439°
RAAN
150.0614°
Arg. of periapsis
74.192°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
53.8438°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.25066 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.19 mins
BSTAR
0
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