CHINASAT 6D, 52255
Orbit data source: Space-Track
CHINASAT 6D, 52255 is a payload satellite owned by China Satcom (CN) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 15 Apr 2022 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 Civil Communications
Bus & Motor
DFH-4?, DFH-4 LAE
Mass
~5,250 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)
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TLE from 2 days ago
0 CHINASAT 6D
1 52255U 22038A 26171.90542134 .00000000 00000-0 00000+0 0 9998
2 52255 0.0102 344.3774 0000421 120.1595 255.4678 1.00268056 15467Epoch: 2026-06-20T21:43Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T21:43:48.403Z)
Latitude
0.00486°
Longitude
124.94662°
Altitude
35,787.573 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 00m 02s
True Declination
0° 00' 17"
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
21:35:26
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,790.486 km
Perigee altitude
35,786.935 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.848 km
Eccentricity
0.00004
Inclination
0.0102°
RAAN
344.3774°
Arg. of periapsis
120.1595°
True anomaly
255.46313°
Mean anomaly
255.4678°
Eccentric anomaly
255.46547°
Mean motion
0.25066 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.2 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #38 in the year 2022 (2022-04-15 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 6D Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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