ZIYUAN

NORAD 38046 · COSPAR 2012-001A · INACTIVE TLE

Orbit: #77547 @ 361 x 363 km x 97.1754 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2025-12-15 23:11 UTC Â· 7262.9 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Current TLE

// celestrak

ZIYUAN 3-1 (ZY 3-1)
1 38046U 12001A 25349.96648873 .00060184 00000+0 51963-3 0 9994
2 38046 97.1754 56.4608 0001579 335.4250 24.6937 15.69055925775477

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

January 9th 2012

Spacecraft age

14 years, 9 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

China Centre for Resources Satellite Data and Application (CRESDA)

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Taiyuan Launch Center

Launch vehicle

Long March 4B

Contractor

China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)

Launch mass

2,650 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

97.1754Â°

Period

91.77 min

Perigee

361 km

Apogee

363 km

Eccentricity

0.0001579

RAAN

56.4608Â°

Arg of Perigee

335.425Â°

Mean Motion

15.69055925 rev/d