TANSAT, 41898
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TANSAT, 41898 is a Chinese payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Wed, 21 Dec 2016 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2D launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). 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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TANSAT details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 10 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | SECM |
| Mission | Operational Civil Science |
| Bus & Motor | TANSAT, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~620 kg wet, ~600 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 2 Pan, 10 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 7.261 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 TANSAT
1 41898U 16081A 24361.06290117 .00001225 00000-0 26986-3 0 9992
2 41898 98.4946 335.8524 0020783 168.2352 191.9336 14.59162680426128Epoch: 2024-12-26T01:30Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T01:30:34.661Z)
| Latitude | -0.00005° |
| Longitude | -141.8397° |
| Altitude | 713.242 km |
| Speed | 7.491 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 22h 23m 24s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 60.16072° |
| Longitude | 53.61338° |
| Altitude | 696.258 km |
| Speed | 7.519 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 22h 56m 10s |
| Apparent Declination | 55° 58' 55" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 11:17:04 |
| Azimuth | 2.935° NNE |
| Elevation | 6.001° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 707.671 km |
| Perigee altitude | 678.279 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,071.112 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0020783 |
| Inclination | 98.4946° |
| RAAN | 335.8524° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 168.2352° |
| True anomaly | 191.88448° |
| Mean anomaly | 191.9336° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 191.90903° |
| Mean motion | 3.65016 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00026986 |
| Orbital period | 98.63 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #81 in the year 2016 (2016-12-21 UTC)
| TANSAT, 41898 |
| YIJIAN, 41899 |
| SPARK 1, 41900 |
| SPARK 2, 41901 |
| CZ-2D R/B, 41902 (Decayed) |
TANSAT Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 mins | 2024-12-26 11:56:38.297Z | 359.668° N | 2024-12-26 12:00:38.297Z | 298.486° NW | 35.019° | 2024-12-26 12:04:38.297Z | 219.636° SW |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-26 21:25:38.297Z | 97.916° ESE | 2024-12-26 21:27:38.297Z | 67.712° E | 18.505° | 2024-12-26 21:30:38.297Z | 24.409° NE |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-26 23:01:38.297Z | 194.225° SSW | 2024-12-26 23:04:38.297Z | 245.976° WSW | 34.186° | 2024-12-26 23:08:38.297Z | 328.412° NNW |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-27 11:00:38.297Z | 31.958° NE | 2024-12-27 11:03:38.297Z | 84.305° E | 34.446° | 2024-12-27 11:07:38.297Z | 168.308° S |
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