CHINASAT 6A

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CHINASAT 6A is classified as:

Geostationary
TV

NORAD ID: 37150

Int'l Code: 2010-042A

Perigee: 35,939.4 km

Apogee: 35,966.1 km

Inclination: 2.3 °

Period: 1,444.2 minutes

Semi major axis: 42323 km

RCS: 50.1187 m² (large)

Launch date: September 4, 2010
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Chinasat 6A is a Chinese communication satellite that will use its own propulsion system to circularize its orbit at an altitude of 22,300 miles (35,900 km) above the equator near Indonesia. The satellite is designed to last 15 years delivering television and radio programming to customers across China, especially in remote and mountainous regions.

1 37150U 10042A   24138.55951924 -.00000095  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 37150   2.2540  86.8160 0003156 309.5452 214.8082  0.99707280 50296

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC