CHINASAT 6B

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CHINASAT 6B is classified as:

Geostationary
TV

NORAD ID: 31800

Int'l Code: 2007-031A

Perigee: 35,786.3 km

Apogee: 35,801.3 km

Inclination: 1.5 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42164 km

RCS: 7.9433 m² (large)

Launch date: July 5, 2007
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Chinasat 6B is a geostationary satellite and will hover over a spot along the Equator near Indonesia. The craft's 38 C-band transponders will cover China and other parts of Asia for up to 15 years.

1 31800U 07031A   25183.94018984 -.00000351  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 31800   1.4947  85.9136 0001786  18.9634 268.2211  1.00271576 65927

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC