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TIANTUO 2, 40144

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TIANTUO 2, 40144 is a payload satellite owned by NUDT Changsha (CN) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 08 Sep 2014 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4B launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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TIANTUO 2 details

Identifier	40144, 2014-053B
Orbit	SSO
Last TLE update	4 hours ago
Origin	NUDT Changsha (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer	NUDT Changsha
Mission	Operational Amateur Technology
Bus & Motor	TT2, Unknown motor
Mass	67 kg wet, 67 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2014-09-08 (10 years ago)
Launch vehicle	CHANG ZHENG 4B
Launch site	Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box, 0.685 m
Radar Cross Section	0.587 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 4 hours ago

0 TIANTUO 2
1 40144U 14053B   24361.51005481  .00217349  20654-4  50768-3 0  9992
2 40144  97.0972  86.9459 0001800  29.7067 330.4312 15.97017999578250

Epoch: 2024-12-26T12:14Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T12:14:28.735Z)

Latitude	-0.00006°
Longitude	167.83776°
Altitude	284.857 km
Speed	7.737 km/s
True Right ascension	05h 47m 47s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-56.40118°
Longitude	178.76547°
Altitude	304.31 km
Speed	7.724 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	05h 00m 51s
Apparent Declination	-49° 51' 47"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	15:53:04
Azimuth	224.575° SW
Elevation	-74.472°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	280.746 km
Perigee altitude	278.35 km
Semi-major axis	6,657.685 km
Eccentricity	0.00018
Inclination	97.0972°
RAAN	86.9459°
Arg. of periapsis	29.7067°
True anomaly	330.42102°
Mean anomaly	330.4312°
Eccentric anomaly	330.42611°
Mean motion	3.99538 °/min
BSTAR	0.00050768
Orbital period	90.1 mins