HONGYUN 1, 43871
Orbit data source: Space-Track
HONGYUN 1, 43871 is a payload satellite owned by CASIC (CN) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 21 Dec 2018 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 11 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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HONGYUN 1 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 5 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | CASIC |
| Mission | Operational Civil Communications |
| Bus & Motor | HONGYUN, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~250 kg wet, ~250 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 2 Pan, 4 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 1.356 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 5 hours ago
0 HONGYUN 1
1 43871U 18108A 24361.78268076 .00000017 00000-0 95464-4 0 9991
2 43871 99.8133 21.3337 0011652 269.3736 90.6063 13.50557575296530Epoch: 2024-12-26T18:47Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T18:47:03.617Z)
| Latitude | -0.00004° |
| Longitude | 3.81151° |
| Altitude | 1,073.092 km |
| Speed | 7.315 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 01h 25m 20s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -7.43378° |
| Longitude | 5.31552° |
| Altitude | 1,073.309 km |
| Speed | 7.315 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 04h 04m 18s |
| Apparent Declination | -51° 10' 04" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 23:28:17 |
| Azimuth | 141.715° SSE |
| Elevation | -19.118° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,076.19 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,058.839 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,445.651 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0011652 |
| Inclination | 99.8133° |
| RAAN | 21.3337° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 269.3736° |
| True anomaly | 90.73981° |
| Mean anomaly | 90.6063° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 90.67306° |
| Mean motion | 3.37823 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.000095464 |
| Orbital period | 106.56 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #108 in the year 2018 (2018-12-21 UTC)
| HONGYUN 1, 43871 |
| CZ-11 R/B, 43872 |
HONGYUN 1 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. |
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| 10 mins | 2024-12-27 00:15:52.100Z | 115.055° SE | 2024-12-27 00:20:52.100Z | 57.709° ENE | 25.812° | 2024-12-27 00:25:52.100Z | 6.855° NNE |
| 10 mins | 2024-12-27 02:00:52.100Z | 192.487° SSW | 2024-12-27 02:04:52.100Z | 246.756° WSW | 36.894° | 2024-12-27 02:10:52.100Z | 331.563° NNW |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-27 13:12:52.100Z | 58.145° ENE | 2024-12-27 13:15:52.100Z | 92.526° ESE | 20.971° | 2024-12-27 13:19:52.100Z | 135.979° SSE |
| 10 mins | 2024-12-27 14:56:52.100Z | 2.739° NNE | 2024-12-27 15:01:52.100Z | 271.1° WNW | 40.383° | 2024-12-27 15:06:52.100Z | 214.417° SW |
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