APSTAR 6E SPS, 55447
Orbit data source: Space-Track
APSTAR 6E SPS, 55447 is a payload satellite owned by APT Shenzhen (CN) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 12 Jan 2023 UTC launched 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 spacecraft
Bus & Motor
YT-PKM, Unknown motor
Mass
~2,210 kg wet, ~500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl, 1.3 m
Radar Cross Section
6.381 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago
TLE from 11 hours ago
0 APSTAR 6E SPS
1 55447U 23005C 26095.11311612 .00000022 00000-0 33684-2 0 9993
2 55447 28.6420 50.0279 2271860 66.5048 315.7140 7.60556687 88307Epoch: 2026-04-05T02:42Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-05T02:42:53.232Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
175.88286°
Altitude
3,117.7 km
Speed
6.89 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 20m 06s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
19:27:54
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
7,029.077 km
Perigee altitude
2,064.986 km
Semi-major axis
10,925.169 km
Eccentricity
0.22719
Inclination
28.642°
RAAN
50.0279°
Arg. of periapsis
66.5048°
True anomaly
293.53741°
Mean anomaly
315.714°
Eccentric anomaly
305.05895°
Mean motion
1.90064 °/min
Orbital period
189.41 mins
BSTAR
0.0033684
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Other satellites on launch #5 in the year 2023 (2023-01-12 UTC)
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 13 mins | 2026-04-05 21:39:54.393Z | 182.196° SSW | 2026-04-05 21:46:54.393Z | 154.314° SSE | 14.468° | 2026-04-05 21:52:54.393Z | 124.076° SE |
| 20 mins | 2026-04-06 01:00:54.393Z | 226.999° WSW | 2026-04-06 01:10:54.393Z | 159.178° S | 32.897° | 2026-04-06 01:20:54.393Z | 98.631° ESE |
| 24 mins | 2026-04-06 04:23:54.393Z | 253.622° W | 2026-04-06 04:32:54.393Z | 186.528° SSW | 37.08° | 2026-04-06 04:47:54.393Z | 117.749° SE |
| 31 mins | 2026-04-06 07:46:54.393Z | 254.266° W | 2026-04-06 07:57:54.393Z | 204.61° SW | 26.102° | 2026-04-06 08:17:54.393Z | 153.172° SSE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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