APSTAR 6C

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APSTAR 6C is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 43450

Int'l Code: 2018-041A

Perigee: 35,783.7 km

Apogee: 35,805.1 km

Inclination: 0.0 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42165 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: May 3, 2018
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

APSTAR 6C is a Chinese communications satellite operated by APT Satellite Holdings. Built on the DFH-4 satellite platform, APStar-6C hosts a hybrid communications payload comprising 45 transponders operating in the C-, Ku- and Ka-Bands to deliver a wide range of communications services to customers in the Asia-Pacific Region. Replacing APStar-6, launched in 2005, the APSTAR 6C satellite will deliver VSAT services, video distribution, Direct-to-Home television and high-throughput cellular backhaul. APSTAR 6C is based on the popular DFH-4 satellite platform, representing China's third generation communications satellite platform, capable of facilitating high-power and high-capacity communications payloads for different applications such as direct broadcasting, tracking and data relay, mobile communications, etc.

1 43450U 18041A   21017.73868917 -.00000320  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 43450   0.0412 251.7950 0002542   4.6225 260.8500  1.00269529 10024

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC