APSTAR-6

Launch Details
Launched 11 April 2005
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Xichang Launch Facility, PRC
Owner People's Republic of China
NORAD ID 28638
COSPAR ID 2005-012A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 6.472°
Eccentricity 0.00081
RA ascending node 4.894 hr
Argument perigee 308.449°
Mean anomaly 257.824°
Orbital period 1460.839 min
Epoch of osculation 02 Jul 2025, 23:52

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36242.0 km
Mean Altitude 36276.6 km
Peak Altitude 36311.3 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

CZ-3B R/B

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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