CHINASAT 3B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite CHINASAT 3B at a glance.

Uptime

207

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 1.0

Per day

Orbit

GEO

Geostationary Orbit

Inclination

0.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for CHINASAT 3B.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: CHINASAT 3B

International designator: 2025-106A

Object number (NORAD): 64062

Object ID (CCSDS): 64062

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 1436.108 minutes

Inclination: 0.0294 deg

SMA: 42164.94 km

Apoapsis: 35808.46 km

Periapsis: 35765.15 km

RAAN: 91.2476 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00051357

Argument of periapsis: 167.5322 deg

Mean anomaly: 203.6384 deg

Mean motion: 1.00271043 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000038 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 3:16 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 2:18 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 CHINASAT 3B

TLE line 1: 1 64062U 25106A 25345.59612837 -.00000038 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 64062 0.0294 91.2476 0005136 167.5322 203.6384 1.00271043 2180

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite CHINASAT 3B.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

Chinese communication geostationary satellite for unknown purposes.

CHINASAT 3B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 7A | ChinaSat 3B’, on board a Long March 7A space rocket.

The launch took place on May 20, 2025, 11:50 a.m. from 201.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Long March 7A | ChinaSat 3B
Long March 7A | ChinaSat 3B

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: May 20, 2025, 11:50 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Long March 7A

Launch pad: 201

Location: Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

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