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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

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Strategic Support Troops (CN)

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 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 7A

Launch site

Wenchang Satellite Launch Center (WSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 15.0 m

Radar Cross Section

34.063 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 CHINASAT 4A
1 60606U 24151A   25286.62073506 -.00000378  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 60606   1.9550 273.5750 0001186 340.6298 109.8490  1.00267332  4286

Epoch: 2025-10-13T14:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-13T14:53:51.509Z)

Latitude

1.96491°

Longitude

118.16484°

Altitude

35,788.815 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 16m 12s

True Declination

1° 57' 47"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

23:21:43

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,793.913 km

Perigee altitude

35,783.911 km

Semi-major axis

42,167.049 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

1.955°

RAAN

273.575°

Arg. of periapsis

340.6298°

True anomaly

109.86178°

Mean anomaly

109.849°

Eccentric anomaly

109.85539°

Mean motion

0.25066 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.21 mins

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CHINASAT 4A, 60606

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-13T14:53:51.509Z)

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