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 0.048°
Eccentricity 0.00015
RA ascending node 20.659 hr
Argument perigee 300.483°
Mean anomaly 262.235°
Orbital period 1436.116 min
Epoch of osculation 26 Mar 2026, 12:26

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35787.7 km
Mean Altitude 35794.1 km
Peak Altitude 35800.5 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
PDT

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