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: 8 hours ago
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 APSTAR 6E SPS
1 55447U 23005C 26149.35624302 .00000072 00000-0 10002-1 0 9995
2 55447 28.6521 329.6690 2271743 196.9596 154.0511 7.60561073 92437Epoch: 2026-05-29T08:32Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-29T08:32:59.396Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-45.46631°
Altitude
6,855.348 km
Speed
4.874 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 58m 40s
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
02:13:20
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
7,028.897 km
Perigee altitude
2,065.081 km
Semi-major axis
10,925.126 km
Eccentricity
0.22717
Inclination
28.6521°
RAAN
329.669°
Arg. of periapsis
196.9596°
True anomaly
163.07729°
Mean anomaly
154.0511°
Eccentric anomaly
158.76538°
Mean motion
1.90066 °/min
Orbital period
189.41 mins
BSTAR
0.010002
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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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| 54 mins | 2026-05-29 18:33:54.487Z | 261.269° W | 2026-05-29 19:09:54.487Z | 192.184° SSW | 41.602° | 2026-05-29 19:27:54.487Z | 114.167° SE |
| 28 mins | 2026-05-29 22:18:54.487Z | 270.748° WNW | 2026-05-29 22:35:54.487Z | 218.811° SW | 27.419° | 2026-05-29 22:46:54.487Z | 162.282° S |
| 71 mins | 2026-05-30 12:44:54.487Z | 203.524° SW | 2026-05-30 13:22:54.487Z | 145.6° SSE | 33.382° | 2026-05-30 13:55:54.487Z | 86.221° E |
| 27 mins | 2026-05-30 16:17:54.487Z | 243.641° WSW | 2026-05-30 16:44:54.487Z | 227.181° WSW | 35.761° | 2026-05-30 16:44:54.487Z | 227.181° WSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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