● ORBIT ING-NOW

ZIYUAN

NORAD 41556 · COSPAR 2016-033A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #57847 @ 493 x 511 km x 97.3718 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-29 23:03 UTC · 6.6 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
Trend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// onowactive
ZIYUAN 3-02 (ZY 3-02)
1 41556U 16033A 26302.96070779 .00003205 00000-0 14647-3 0 09997
2 41556 97.3718 16.0472 0013204 187.9524 172.1505 15.21209708578471
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
May 29th 2016
Spacecraft age
10 years, 5 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
China Centre for Resources Satellite Data and Application (CRESDA)
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Taiyuan Launch Center
Launch vehicle
Long March 4B
Contractor
China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)
Launch mass
2,630 kg
Power
—

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
97.3718°
Period
94.66 min
Perigee
493 km
Apogee
511 km
Eccentricity
0.0013204
RAAN
16.0472°
Arg of Perigee
187.9524°
Mean Motion
15.21209708 rev/d