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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
5 hours ago
Origin
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 (10 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 5 hours ago
0 CHINASAT 4A
1 60606U 24151A   25167.59229639 -.00000351  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 60606   2.2590 274.9011 0002151 157.9706 163.6729  1.00269174  3081
Epoch: 2025-06-16T14:12Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-16T14:12:54.408Z)
Latitude
-1.42161°
Longitude
118.23817°
Altitude
35,795.749 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 46m 15s
True Declination
-1° 25' 13"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
1.48494°
Longitude
-161.99652°
Altitude
35,790.753 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
20h 48m 31s
Apparent Declination
-3° 43' 05"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
06:12:11
Azimuth
305.415° NW
Elevation
-39.475°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,797.465 km
Perigee altitude
35,779.325 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.532 km
Eccentricity
0.00022
Inclination
2.259°
RAAN
274.9011°
Arg. of periapsis
157.9706°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
163.6729°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.25066 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.19 mins
BSTAR
0
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