Latitude
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HAIYANG-1C
NORAD 43609 · COSPAR 2018-068A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #42480 @ 769 x 787 km x 98.5068 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-18 19:17 UTC · 19 h old
Orbit history
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Next visible passes
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HAIYANG-1C
1 43609U 18068A 26291.80347907 .00000065 00000-0 38839-4 0 09999
2 43609 98.5068 2.2382 0012191 87.7088 272.5492 14.34146420424807
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 43609U 18068A 26291.80347907 .00000065 00000-0 38839-4 0 09999
2 43609 98.5068 2.2382 0012191 87.7088 272.5492 14.34146420424807
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
September 7th 2018
Spacecraft age
8 years, 1 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
State Oceanic Administration (SOA)
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Taiyuan Launch Center
Launch vehicle
Long March 2C
Contractor
China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)
Launch mass
442 kg
Power
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Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
98.5068°
Period
100.41 min
Perigee
769 km
Apogee
787 km
Eccentricity
0.0012191
RAAN
2.2382°
Arg of Perigee
87.7088°
Mean Motion
14.3414642 rev/d