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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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CHINASAT 4A details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | GEO |
| Last TLE update | 8 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | SISE |
| Mission status | Operational |
| Mission | Unknown |
| Bus & Motor | FY-4?, LAE |
| Mass | ~5,000 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | RCS unknown |
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TLE from 8 hours ago
0 CHINASAT 4A
1 60606U 24151A 24261.60104041 -.00000376 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999
2 60606 2.9678 278.1751 0002148 344.3685 69.1530 1.00273971 364Epoch: 2024-09-17T14:25Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-17T14:25:29.891Z)
| Latitude | 2.39214° |
| Longitude | 118.29097° |
| Altitude | 35,781.993 km |
| Speed | 3.075 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 22h 06m 42s |
| True Declination | 2° 23' 23" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 0.08923° |
| Longitude | -117.41221° |
| Altitude | 35,794.278 km |
| Speed | 3.074 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 06h 07m 03s |
| Apparent Declination | -4° 59' 31" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 15:30:12 |
| Azimuth | 304.234° NW |
| Elevation | -40.38° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 35,796.105 km |
| Perigee | 35,777.991 km |
| Semi-major axis | 42,165.185 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0002148 |
| Inclination | 2.9678° |
| RAAN | 278.1751° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 344.3685° |
| True anomaly | 69.17601° |
| Mean anomaly | 69.153° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 69.1645° |
| Mean motion | 0.25068 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Period | 1436.12 mins |
No data available
Other satellites on launch #151 in the year 2024 (2024-08-22 UTC)
| CHINASAT 4A, 60606 |
| CZ-7A R/B, 60607 |
CHINASAT 4A Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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