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HG-03, 61503

Orbit data source: Space-Track

HG-03, 61503 is a payload satellite owned by CNSA (CN) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 10 Oct 2024 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 3B launch vehicle 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

61503, 2024-181A

Orbit

GEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

China National Space Administration (CN)

Manufacturer

CAST

Mission

Operational Civil Communications

Bus & Motor

DFH-4?, FY-25?

Mass

~4,000 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-10-10 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 3B

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 10.0 m

Radar Cross Section

17.671 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 HG-03
1 61503U 24181A   26094.01837918 -.00000242  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 61503   0.0528  21.6745 0000741 110.0044 350.1418  1.00274413  6087

Epoch: 2026-04-04T00:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-04T00:26:27.961Z)

Latitude

0.01117°

Longitude

-77.13288°

Altitude

35,782.281 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 07m 18s

True Declination

0° 00' 40"

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

20:38:43

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,790.053 km

Perigee altitude

35,783.804 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.066 km

Eccentricity

0.00007

Inclination

0.0528°

RAAN

21.6745°

Arg. of periapsis

110.0044°

True anomaly

350.14035°

Mean anomaly

350.1418°

Eccentric anomaly

350.14107°

Mean motion

0.25068 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.11 mins

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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.
1440 mins	2026-04-05 14:43:31.989Z	140.353° SSE	2026-04-05 22:19:31.989Z	140.325° SSE	30.207°	2026-04-06 14:43:31.989Z	140.348° SSE

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HG-03, 61503

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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