Showing default

TIANZHI 1, 43710

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TIANZHI 1, 43710 is a payload satellite owned by Inst. Software (CN) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 19 Nov 2018 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.

Loading next visibility...

TIANZHI 1 details

Identifier	43710, 2018-094A
Orbit	SSO
Last TLE update	7 hours ago
Origin	Inst. Software (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer	IMI/CAS
Mission	Operational Civil Communications
Bus & Motor	TZ-1, Unknown motor
Mass	27 kg wet, 27 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2018-11-19 (6 years ago)
Launch vehicle	CHANG ZHENG 2D
Launch site	Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box + 2 Pan, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section	0.120 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

Expand to show TLE details & history

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 TIANZHI 1
1 43710U 18094A   24361.14487621  .00044892  00000-0  66138-3 0  9990
2 43710  97.3581  22.2313 0004403 310.5362  49.5508 15.55279385340350

Epoch: 2024-12-26T03:28Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T03:28:37.304Z)

Latitude	-0.00007°
Longitude	-125.0526°
Altitude	402.544 km
Speed	7.67 km/s
True Right ascension	01h 28m 55s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-72.37693°
Longitude	31.41455°
Altitude	426.306 km
Speed	7.655 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	20h 57m 03s
Apparent Declination	-73° 04' 36"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	10:05:45
Azimuth	171.202° S
Elevation	-55.811°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	401.241 km
Perigee altitude	395.274 km
Semi-major axis	6,776.395 km
Eccentricity	0.0004403
Inclination	97.3581°
RAAN	22.2313°
Arg. of periapsis	310.5362°
True anomaly	49.58921°
Mean anomaly	49.5508°
Eccentric anomaly	49.57°
Mean motion	3.89086 °/min
BSTAR	0.00066138
Orbital period	92.52 mins