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CHINASAT 4A, 60606

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CHINASAT 4A, 60606 is a payload satellite owned by PLA SSF (CN) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 22 Aug 2024 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 7A launch vehicle from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center (WSC). 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

60606, 2024-151A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

6 hours ago

Origin

Strategic Support Troops (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

SISE

Mission

Operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

FY-4?, LAE

Mass

~5,000 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-08-22 (11 months ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 7A

Launch site

Wenchang Satellite Launch Center (WSC)

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 4A
1 60606U 24151A   25196.64321794 -.00000354  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 60606   2.1855 274.5164 0001347 183.5827 185.4144  1.00271326  3382

Epoch: 2025-07-15T15:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T15:26:14.03Z)

Latitude

0.32453°

Longitude

118.21678°

Altitude

35,791.85 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 54m 02s

True Declination

0° 19' 27"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

2.15925°

Longitude

-153.61491°

Altitude

35,785.659 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 29m 53s

Apparent Declination

-3° 06' 10"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:53:23

Azimuth

305.866° NW

Elevation

-38.967°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,793.471 km

Perigee altitude

35,782.112 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.929 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

2.1855°

RAAN

274.5164°

Arg. of periapsis

183.5827°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

185.4144°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.16 mins

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CHINASAT 4A Visibility

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