ZHANGHENG 1, 43194
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ZHANGHENG 1, 43194 is a payload satellite owned by CAS (CN) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 02 Feb 2018 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2D launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft 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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Identifier
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
DFH
Mission
Operational Civil Science
Bus & Motor
CAST-2000, AOCS
Mass
730 kg wet, ~700 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 2.0 m
Radar Cross Section
2.715 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago
TLE from 7 hours ago
0 ZHANGHENG 1
1 43194U 18015C 25310.94672872 .00014007 00000-0 62942-3 0 9990
2 43194 97.6646 107.5035 0015811 338.2407 21.8154 15.21150944430869Epoch: 2025-11-06T22:43Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-06T22:43:17.361Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
80.28343°
Altitude
495.353 km
Speed
7.623 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 10m 00s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
02:16:12
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
510.217 km
Perigee altitude
488.469 km
Semi-major axis
6,877.48 km
Eccentricity
0.00158
Inclination
97.6646°
RAAN
107.5035°
Arg. of periapsis
338.2407°
True anomaly
21.88285°
Mean anomaly
21.8154°
Eccentric anomaly
21.84911°
Mean motion
3.80539 °/min
Orbital period
94.6 mins
BSTAR
0.00062942
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Other satellites on launch #15 in the year 2018 (2018-02-02 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.ZHANGHENG 1 Visibility forecast
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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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-11-07 09:54:52.441Z | 123.039° SE | 2025-11-07 09:57:52.441Z | 60.145° ENE | 22.646° | 2025-11-07 09:59:52.441Z | 20.882° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2025-11-07 22:58:52.441Z | 40.605° NE | 2025-11-07 23:00:52.441Z | 87.568° E | 29.718° | 2025-11-07 23:03:52.441Z | 160.358° S |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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