Latitude
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TIANZHI
NORAD 43710 · COSPAR 2018-094A · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP
TIANZHI 1 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 1 year ago).
Orbit: #38484 @ 156 x 169 km x 97.3086 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2025-10-04 20:42 UTC · 8934.5 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
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// celestrak
TIANZHI 1
1 43710U 18094A 25277.86261655 .06456556 25111-5 37141-3 0 9990
2 43710 97.3086 320.8048 0010085 252.9941 107.0254 16.41339197384841
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 43710U 18094A 25277.86261655 .06456556 25111-5 37141-3 0 9990
2 43710 97.3086 320.8048 0010085 252.9941 107.0254 16.41339197384841
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
November 19th 2018
Spacecraft age
7 years, 10 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)
Purpose
Space Science
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Launch vehicle
Long March 2D
Contractor
China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)
Launch mass
â
Power
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.3086°
Period
87.73 min
Perigee
156 km
Apogee
169 km
Eccentricity
0.0010085
RAAN
320.8048°
Arg of Perigee
252.9941°
Mean Motion
16.41339197 rev/d