APSTAR 6E, 55239
Orbit data source: Space-Track
APSTAR 6E, 55239 is a payload satellite owned by APT Shenzhen (CN) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 12 Jan 2023 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2C 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
Partially operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
DFH-3E, EP-AOCS
Mass
~2,090 kg wet, ~2,000 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: 17 hours ago
TLE from 17 hours ago
0 APSTAR 6E
1 55239U 23005A 25252.25942422 -.00000319 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994
2 55239 0.0592 254.2348 0003954 308.0063 13.7170 1.00272925 15880Epoch: 2025-09-09T06:13Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-09T06:13:34.252Z)
Latitude
-0.01154°
Longitude
134.01233°
Altitude
35,769.561 km
Speed
3.076 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 23m 49s
True Declination
0° 00' 42"
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
15:17:35
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,804.018 km
Perigee altitude
35,770.674 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.483 km
Eccentricity
0.0004
Inclination
0.0592°
RAAN
254.2348°
Arg. of periapsis
308.0063°
True anomaly
13.72775°
Mean anomaly
13.717°
Eccentric anomaly
13.72237°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.13 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #5 in the year 2023 (2023-01-12 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.APSTAR 6E 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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