▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	GEO
Inclination	0.0145°
Eccentricity	0.0003159
Period	1436.1 min
Apogee	35,801 km
Perigee	35,774 km
Mean motion	1.00269712 rev/day
RAAN	357.9493°
Arg of perigee	186.0707°
Mean anomaly	305.2889°
B*	0.0000e+0
Rev at epoch	3,932

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 7, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 40982U 15059A 26188.17266957 -.00000251 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990

2 40982 0.0145 357.9493 0003159 186.0707 305.2889 1.00269712 39322

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "APSTAR-9",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2015-059A",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T04:08:38.651+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 1.00269712,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0003159,
  "INCLINATION": 0.0145,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 357.9493,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 186.0707,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 305.2889,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 40982,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 3932,
  "BSTAR": 0,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -0.00000251,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	APSTAR-9
Operator	Asia Pacific TelecomHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	HK
Launch date	Oct 16, 2015HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	5000HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Mission purpose	—
Object class	PAYLOADHIGH

▸Data quality

Score85 / 100

Claims7

Sources1

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org

▸Actions

GET /api/v1/satellites/40982

//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.