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CHINASAT-3A - Orbit

View from above orbital plane
View from above orbital plane
View from above satellite
View from above satellite

Ground track
Ground track

The orbit is defined by the following mean orbital elements,

1 60179U          26145.46132686 +.00000000 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00000
2 60179   0.0471 116.2332 0001376 320.3699  74.1231  1.00271535    06
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 11:04:18
Eccentricity: 0.0001376
inclination: 0.0471°
perigee height: 35781 km
apogee height: 35792 km
right ascension of ascending node: 116.2332°
argument of perigee: 320.3699°
revolutions per day: 1.00271535
mean anomaly at epoch: 74.1231°

The dashed part of the orbit path shows where the satellite is in the earth's shadow,  

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