CSS (TIANHE-1), 48274
Orbit data source: Space-Track
The Chinese Space Station (CSS), known as Tiangong or "Heavenly Palace," is China's independently developed space station that represents a significant step in China’s space exploration capabilities. Launched in phases starting with the Tianhe module in 2021, the station operates in low Earth orbit (LEO). It aims to support a variety of scientific experiments in fields such as space medicine, astronomy, and technology development.
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CSS (TIANHE-1) details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 1 day ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | CAST |
| Mission | Operational Civil Spaceship |
| Bus & Motor | TIANHE, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 22,500 kg wet, ~20,838 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Step Cyl + 2 Pan, 30 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 85.800 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 CSS (TIANHE-1)
1 48274U 21035A 24303.13056901 .00069666 00000-0 82953-3 0 9996
2 48274 41.4678 345.8430 0007390 295.9868 64.0209 15.60121331200051Epoch: 2024-10-29T03:08Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-29T03:08:01.162Z)
| Latitude | -0.00002° |
| Longitude | -99.1087° |
| Altitude | 384.719 km |
| Speed | 7.682 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 23h 03m 22s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -32.94407° |
| Longitude | 120.83664° |
| Altitude | 394.079 km |
| Speed | 7.675 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 13h 46m 44s |
| Apparent Declination | -36° 09' 06" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 01:50:55 |
| Azimuth | 12.634° NNE |
| Elevation | -86.147° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 394.54 km |
| Perigee | 384.538 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,767.676 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.000739 |
| Inclination | 41.4678° |
| RAAN | 345.843° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 295.9868° |
| True anomaly | 64.09706° |
| Mean anomaly | 64.0209° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 64.05898° |
| Mean motion | 3.89838 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00082953 |
| Period | 92.35 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #35 in the year 2021 (2021-04-29 UTC)
| CSS (TIANHE-1), 48274 |
| CZ-5B R/B, 48275 (Decayed) |
| XW-4 (CAS-10), 54816 (Decayed) |
CSS (TIANHE-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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 mins | 2024-10-30 07:02:08.878Z | 238.69° WSW | 2024-10-30 07:05:08.878Z | 119.194° SE | 37.98° | 2024-10-30 07:07:08.878Z | 82.799° E |
| 4 mins | 2024-10-30 08:40:08.878Z | 282.973° WNW | 2024-10-30 08:41:08.878Z | 309.469° NW | 39.182° | 2024-10-30 08:44:08.878Z | 78.439° E |
| 4 mins | 2024-10-30 10:17:08.878Z | 281.103° WNW | 2024-10-30 10:18:08.878Z | 274.758° WNW | 41.563° | 2024-10-30 10:21:08.878Z | 106.414° ESE |
| 4 mins | 2024-10-31 06:04:08.878Z | 210.645° SW | 2024-10-31 06:06:08.878Z | 135.248° SSE | 30.017° | 2024-10-31 06:08:08.878Z | 90.322° ESE |