CHINASAT 16

Launch Details
Launched 11 April 2017
Flight ended
Status Operational
Categories Geostationary
Active satellites
Launch site Xichang Launch Facility, PRC
Owner People's Republic of China
NORAD ID 42662
COSPAR ID 2017-018A
Alternative names SJ-13
SHIJIAN-13
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 0.035°
Eccentricity 0.00068
RA ascending node 7.008 hr
Argument perigee 130.391°
Mean anomaly 16.044°
Orbital period 1436.071 min
Epoch of osculation 15 Sep 2025, 09:45

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35764.6 km
Mean Altitude 35793.2 km
Peak Altitude 35821.9 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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