Latitude
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TIANHUI
NORAD 40988 · COSPAR 2015-061A · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP
TIANHUI 1-03 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 1 year ago).
Orbit: #55342 @ 145 x 159 km x 97.5071 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2025-09-25 09:06 UTC · 9255 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
// celestrak
TIANHUI 1-03
1 40988U 15061A 25268.37930935 .09055814 26555-5 22840-3 0 9993
2 40988 97.5071 68.4308 0011155 257.2829 102.7227 16.45126035553420
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 40988U 15061A 25268.37930935 .09055814 26555-5 22840-3 0 9993
2 40988 97.5071 68.4308 0011155 257.2829 102.7227 16.45126035553420
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
October 26th 2015
Spacecraft age
10 years, 11 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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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
DFH Satellite Co. Ltd.
Launch mass
2,500 kg
Power
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Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.5071°
Period
87.53 min
Perigee
145 km
Apogee
159 km
Eccentricity
0.0011155
RAAN
68.4308°
Arg of Perigee
257.2829°
Mean Motion
16.45126035 rev/d