Latitude
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TANSAT
NORAD 41898 · COSPAR 2016-081A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #52612 @ 679 x 707 km x 98.541 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-11 12:39 UTC · 10.6 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
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TANSAT
1 41898U 16081A 26315.52744375 .00000385 00000-0 90542-4 0 09990
2 41898 98.5410 320.1968 0019709 211.5524 148.4495 14.60026889526129
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 41898U 16081A 26315.52744375 .00000385 00000-0 90542-4 0 09990
2 41898 98.5410 320.1968 0019709 211.5524 148.4495 14.60026889526129
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
December 21st 2016
Spacecraft age
9 years, 10 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
—
Operator
China Meteorological Administration
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Launch vehicle
Long March 2D
Contractor
Shanghai Engineering Center for Microsatellites
Launch mass
620 kg
Power
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
98.541°
Period
98.63 min
Perigee
679 km
Apogee
707 km
Eccentricity
0.0019709
RAAN
320.1968°
Arg of Perigee
211.5524°
Mean Motion
14.60026889 rev/d