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NORAD 37234

CHINASAT 20A

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 24.4 hours, on an orbit tilted 7.6° from the equator, between 36,260 and 36,386 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About CHINASAT 20A

CHINASAT 20A is a satellite from China, launched on Nov 24, 2010 from Xichang Space Center, China.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 45°E, turning with Earth so it stays over the same spot.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

Chinasat 20A · communications satellite

Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 23 days its lowest point went from 36,221 km to 36,218 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
36,20036,25036,30036,35036,400Nov 26

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.