Latitude
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ZHANGHENG
NORAD 43194 · COSPAR 2018-015C · ACTIVE
Orbit: #48426 @ 493 x 512 km x 97.6968 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-24 07:05 UTC · 9.7 h old
Orbit history
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Next visible passes
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ZHANGHENG 1-01 (CSES-1)
1 43194U 18015C 26297.29527186 .00006647 00000-0 30161-3 0 09999
2 43194 97.6968 105.6284 0014097 182.7375 177.3786 15.21076808484269
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 43194U 18015C 26297.29527186 .00006647 00000-0 30161-3 0 09999
2 43194 97.6968 105.6284 0014097 182.7375 177.3786 15.21076808484269
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
February 2nd 2018
Spacecraft age
8 years, 8 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
China Earthquake Administration/Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics
Purpose
Earth Science
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Launch vehicle
Long March 2D
Contractor
China Earthquake Administration/Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics
Launch mass
730 kg
Power
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Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.6968°
Period
94.67 min
Perigee
493 km
Apogee
512 km
Eccentricity
0.0014097
RAAN
105.6284°
Arg of Perigee
182.7375°
Mean Motion
15.21076808 rev/d