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TIANLIAN-2 04, 63361

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TIANLIAN-2 04, 63361 is a payload satellite owned by CAST (CN) in HEO that was launched on Wed, 26 Mar 2025 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 3B launch vehicle from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). 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	63361, 2025-062A
Orbit	HEO
Last TLE update	5 days ago
Origin	CASC (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer	CAST
Mission	Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor	DFH-4, FY-25
Mass	~5,000 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2025-03-26 (6 days ago)
Launch vehicle	CHANG ZHENG 3B
Launch site	Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Unknown
Radar Cross Section	Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 5 days ago

0 TIANLIAN-2 04
1 63361U 25062A   25085.79678865  .00000277 -52577-6  00000+0 0  9998
2 63361  27.1086  60.3790 7307500 179.4696  96.3021  2.27868174    00

Epoch: 2025-03-26T19:07Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-26T19:07:22.539Z)

Latitude	-9.80265°
Longitude	-70.697°
Altitude	29,226.214 km
Speed	2.46 km/s
True Right ascension	02h 42m 30s
True Declination	-9° 47' 28"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-19.21148°
Longitude	169.7582°
Altitude	1,046.518 km
Speed	9.542 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	17h 48m 35s
Apparent Declination	-29° 40' 55"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	04:27:54
Azimuth	295.596° NW
Elevation	-70.601°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,848.216 km
Perigee altitude	190.949 km
Semi-major axis	24,397.719 km
Eccentricity	0.73075
Inclination	27.1086°
RAAN	60.379°
Arg. of periapsis	179.4696°
True anomaly	158.63984°
Mean anomaly	96.3021°
Eccentric anomaly	128.89059°
Mean motion	0.56953 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	632.1 mins