Spacecraft information: 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 6.920°
Eccentricity 0.00084
RA ascending node 4.756 hr
Argument perigee 277.421°
Mean anomaly 256.742°
Orbital period 1460.852 min
Epoch of osculation 25 Dec 2025, 09:40

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36241.1 km
Mean Altitude 36276.9 km
Peak Altitude 36312.7 km

Launched alongside

CZ-3B R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
PST

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