Spacecraft information: APSTAR-5

Launch Details
Launched 28 June 2004
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Sea Launch Platform (mobile)
Owner People's Republic of China
NORAD ID 28364
COSPAR ID 2004-024A
Alternative names TELSTAR 18
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 6.561°
Eccentricity 0.00046
RA ascending node 4.780 hr
Argument perigee 247.868°
Mean anomaly 274.149°
Orbital period 1454.319 min
Epoch of osculation 05 Jan 2026, 23:36

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36130.1 km
Mean Altitude 36149.7 km
Peak Altitude 36169.2 km

Launched alongside

BLOCK DM-SL R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
PST

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