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NORAD 43011 · COSPAR 2017-072B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #46631 @ 788 x 803 km x 98.9491 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-27 22:33 UTC Â· 20.2 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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1 43011U 17072B 26300.93981505 -.00000020 00000-0 10639-4 0 09993
2 43011 98.9491 322.9687 0010768 125.8516 234.3666 14.28864425466312

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

November 14th 2017

Spacecraft age

8 years, 11 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

HEAD Aerospace

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Taiyuan Launch Center

Launch vehicle

Long March 4C

Contractor

Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST)

Launch mass

45 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

98.9491Â°

Period

100.78 min

Perigee

788 km

Apogee

803 km

Eccentricity

0.0010768

RAAN

322.9687Â°

Arg of Perigee

125.8516Â°

Mean Motion

14.28864425 rev/d