Geostationary
CHINASAT 3B
Commercial Communications · ChinaSat
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A Chinese communications satellite providing C and Ku-band capacity for government and commercial users. ChinaSat-3B serves China's growing satellite communications market, supporting government networks, enterprise data links, maritime and aviation connectivity, and regional broadcasting across the Asia-Pacific — a market where Chinese operators have been aggressively expanding at the expense of international competitors.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,235–22,249 mi (35,784–35,806 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 64062
- Int’l designator
- 2025-106A
- Launched
- 2025
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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