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CHINASAT 9C

NORAD 64470· COSPAR 2025-132A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on Jun 20, 2025 from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), China aboard a Long March 3B/E.
Long March 3B/E | ChinaSat 9C
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 12:23 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
Launched
Jun 20, 2025
Mass
Apogee
35,809 km
Perigee
35,782 km
Inclination
0.02°
Period
23.94 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for CHINASAT 9C across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
+0.7 km
Rate
+0.01 km/day
Now
35782 × 35809 km
357953581235778May 28Sep 9
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

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