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TIANTUO 5, 46234

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TIANTUO 5, 46234 is a payload satellite owned by NUDT Changsha (CN) in SSO that was launched on Sun, 23 Aug 2020 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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TIANTUO 5 details

Identifier	46234, 2020-058C
Orbit	SSO
Last TLE update	7 hours ago
Origin	NUDT Changsha (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer	NUDT Changsha
Mission	Operational Amateur Communications
Bus & Motor	TT2, Unknown motor
Mass	~20 kg wet, 20 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2020-08-23 (4 years ago)
Launch vehicle	CHANG ZHENG 2D
Launch site	Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box, 0.7 m
Radar Cross Section	0.475 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 7 hours ago

0 TIANTUO 5
1 46234U 20058C   24361.22932402  .00078388  00000-0  92767-3 0  9992
2 46234  97.2704  60.8960 0007510  41.2233 318.9590 15.60981840242507

Epoch: 2024-12-26T05:30Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T05:30:13.595Z)

Latitude	-0.00006°
Longitude	-116.87235°
Altitude	384.139 km
Speed	7.682 km/s
True Right ascension	04h 03m 35s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-6.39171°
Longitude	62.61025°
Altitude	393.112 km
Speed	7.672 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	18h 57m 41s
Apparent Declination	-37° 27' 46"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	11:48:41
Azimuth	112.596° SE
Elevation	-34.808°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	386.802 km
Perigee altitude	376.649 km
Semi-major axis	6,759.862 km
Eccentricity	0.000751
Inclination	97.2704°
RAAN	60.896°
Arg. of periapsis	41.2233°
True anomaly	318.90245°
Mean anomaly	318.959°
Eccentric anomaly	318.93073°
Mean motion	3.90514 °/min
BSTAR	0.00092767
Orbital period	92.19 mins