Spacecraft information: APSTAR-1

Launch Details
Launched 20 July 1994
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Xichang Launch Facility, PRC
Owner People's Republic of China
NORAD ID 23185
COSPAR ID 1994-043A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 13.231°
Eccentricity 0.00042
RA ascending node 1.238 hr
Argument perigee 359.956°
Mean anomaly 182.047°
Orbital period 1449.072 min
Epoch of osculation 15 Mar 2026, 09:37

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36029.7 km
Mean Altitude 36047.3 km
Peak Altitude 36065.0 km

Launched alongside

CZ-3 R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
PDT

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