● ORBIT ING-NOW

TIANHUI

NORAD 36985 · COSPAR 2010-040A · REENTRY☠️ RIP
TIANHUI 1 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 1 year ago).
Orbit: #81162 @ 142 x 152 km x 97.511 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2025-03-15 09:02 UTC · 13764 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
Trend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak
TIANHUI 1
1 36985U 10040A 25074.37657249 .11869042 27257-5 22857-3 0 9993
2 36985 97.5110 350.5708 0007112 242.9415 215.3110 16.47048403811620
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
August 24th 2010
Spacecraft age
16 years, 1 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC)
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Launch vehicle
Long March 2D
Contractor
DFHÊSatelliteÊCo.ÊLtd.
Launch mass
2,500 kg
Power
—

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
97.511°
Period
87.43 min
Perigee
142 km
Apogee
152 km
Eccentricity
0.0007112
RAAN
350.5708°
Arg of Perigee
242.9415°
Mean Motion
16.47048403 rev/d