Latitude
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TIANTUO
NORAD 40144 · COSPAR 2014-053B · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP
TIANTUO 2 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 1 year ago).
Orbit: #58354 @ 151 x 161 km x 97.0688 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2025-01-28 09:08 UTC · 15187.5 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
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// celestrak
TIANTUO 2
1 40144U 14053B 25028.38072893 .05148187 23581-5 18807-3 0 9998
2 40144 97.0688 122.2721 0008143 270.1310 89.9059 16.43648337583540
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 40144U 14053B 25028.38072893 .05148187 23581-5 18807-3 0 9998
2 40144 97.0688 122.2721 0008143 270.1310 89.9059 16.43648337583540
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
September 8th 2014
Spacecraft age
12 years, 1 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
National University of Defense Technology
Purpose
Earth Observation/Communications
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Taiyuan Launch Center
Launch vehicle
Long March 4B
Contractor
National University of Defense Technology
Launch mass
67 kg
Power
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Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.0688°
Period
87.61 min
Perigee
151 km
Apogee
161 km
Eccentricity
0.0008143
RAAN
122.2721°
Arg of Perigee
270.131°
Mean Motion
16.43648337 rev/d