Spacecraft information: APSTAR-9

Launch Details
Launched 15 October 2015
Flight ended
Status Operational
Categories Geostationary
Active satellites
Launch site Xichang Launch Facility, PRC
Owner People's Republic of China
NORAD ID 40982
COSPAR ID 2015-059A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 0.016°
Eccentricity 0.00037
RA ascending node 23.335 hr
Argument perigee 243.597°
Mean anomaly 332.077°
Orbital period 1436.085 min
Epoch of osculation 14 Dec 2025, 22:39

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35778.1 km
Mean Altitude 35793.5 km
Peak Altitude 35808.9 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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