TIANZHOU 1, 42684 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Public

TIANZHOU 1, 42684 was a payload satellite owned by ZZHGB (CN) that was launched on Thu, 20 Apr 2017 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 7 launch vehicle from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center (WSC). 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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TIANZHOU 1 details

Identifier	42684, 2017-021A
Orbit	Decayed
Last TLE update	Unknown
Origin	ZZHGB (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer	CAST
Mission	Decayed Civil Spaceship
Bus & Motor	TIANZHOU, Unknown motor
Mass	12,910 kg wet, 7,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2017-04-20 (8 years ago)
Launch vehicle	CHANG ZHENG 7
Launch site	Wenchang Satellite Launch Center (WSC)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Step Cyl + 2 Pan, 9 m
Radar Cross Section	25.688 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Definitive object data

Latitude	Unknown
Longitude	Unknown
Altitude	Unknown
Speed	Unknown
True Right ascension	Unknown
True Declination	Unknown
Sunlit	N/A

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Observer readout values are unavailable because the object's trajectory could not be propagated. This is usually caused when the trajectory data is faulty or the object's orbit has decayed.

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Observer readout values are unavailable because the object's trajectory could not be propagated. This is usually caused when the trajectory data is faulty or the object's orbit has decayed.

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	Unknown
Perigee altitude	Unknown
Semi-major axis	Unknown
Eccentricity	Unknown
Inclination	Unknown
RAAN	Unknown
Arg. of periapsis	Unknown
True anomaly	Unknown
Mean anomaly	Unknown
Eccentric anomaly	Unknown
Mean motion	Unknown
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	Unknown