TIANHUI

NORAD 38256 · COSPAR 2012-020A · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

TIANHUI 1-02 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 9 months ago).

Orbit: #76851 @ 131 x 143 km x 97.5745 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-02-10 20:48 UTC Â· 6150.4 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Altitude —

Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak

TIANHUI 1-02
1 38256U 12020A 26041.86675891 .10960170 27155-5 10997-3 0 9990
2 38256 97.5745 252.4254 0009228 271.6326 214.5407 16.50796746768516

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

May 6th 2012

Spacecraft age

14 years, 5 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC)

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

Launch vehicle

Long March 2D

Contractor

DFH Satellite Co. Ltd.

Launch mass

2,500 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

97.5745Â°

Period

87.23 min

Perigee

131 km

Apogee

143 km

Eccentricity

0.0009228

RAAN

252.4254Â°

Arg of Perigee

271.6326Â°

Mean Motion

16.50796746 rev/d