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HG-03, 61503

Orbit data source: Space-Track

HG-03, 61503 is a payload satellite 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

Last TLE update

10 hours ago

Origin

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 (7 months ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 3B

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 20 m

Radar Cross Section

17.671 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 HG-03
1 61503U 24181A   25141.57461006 -.00000232  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 61503   0.0326 152.4133 0001074 232.5406 344.2266  1.00271361  2898

Epoch: 2025-05-21T13:47Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-21T13:47:26.309Z)

Latitude

0.00991°

Longitude

-77.14945°

Altitude

35,781.841 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 36m 40s

True Declination

0° 00' 36"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-0.01731°

Longitude

69.51272°

Altitude

35,789.197 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 37m 13s

Apparent Declination

-6° 08' 52"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:31:23

Azimuth

140.363° SSE

Elevation

35.576°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,792.313 km

Perigee altitude

35,783.256 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.921 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

0.0326°

RAAN

152.4133°

Arg. of periapsis

232.5406°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

344.2266°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.16 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	2025-05-21 23:32:26.254Z	140.375° SSE	2025-05-22 11:03:26.254Z	140.376° SSE	30.21°	2025-05-22 23:32:26.254Z	140.379° SSE

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