Latitude
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ZHANGHENG
NORAD 43194 · COSPAR 2018-015C · ACTIVE
Orbit: #48733 @ 495 x 512 km x 97.6973 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-13 11:53 UTC · 11.6 h old
Orbit history
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Next visible passes
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ZHANGHENG 1-01 (CSES-1)
1 43194U 18015C 26317.49577124 .00008134 00000-0 37162-3 0 09992
2 43194 97.6973 126.2617 0013056 120.2821 239.9708 15.20772392487331
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 43194U 18015C 26317.49577124 .00008134 00000-0 37162-3 0 09992
2 43194 97.6973 126.2617 0013056 120.2821 239.9708 15.20772392487331
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
February 2nd 2018
Spacecraft age
8 years, 9 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
97.6973°
Period
94.69 min
Perigee
495 km
Apogee
512 km
Eccentricity
0.0013056
RAAN
126.2617°
Arg of Perigee
120.2821°
Mean Motion
15.20772392 rev/d