Latitude
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TIANWANG
NORAD 40926 · COSPAR 2015-051B · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP
TIANWANG 1C (TW-1C) reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 5 years ago).
Orbit: #30713 @ 185 x 194 km x 97.0197 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2021-02-26 22:30 UTC · 49234 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
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Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
// celestrak
TIANWANG 1C (TW-1C)
1 40926U 15051B 21057.93770894 .05243455 22735-5 10757-2 0 9999
2 40926 97.0197 120.9742 0006610 258.8279 223.7215 16.31196197307135
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 40926U 15051B 21057.93770894 .05243455 22735-5 10757-2 0 9999
2 40926 97.0197 120.9742 0006610 258.8279 223.7215 16.31196197307135
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
September 24th 2015
Spacecraft age
11 years
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Purpose
Technology Development
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Launch vehicle
Long March 11
Contractor
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics/Shanghai Engineering Center for Microsatellites
Launch mass
5 kg
Power
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Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.0197°
Period
88.28 min
Perigee
185 km
Apogee
194 km
Eccentricity
0.000661
RAAN
120.9742°
Arg of Perigee
258.8279°
Mean Motion
16.31196197 rev/d