TIANPING

NORAD 43712 · COSPAR 2018-094C · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

TIANPING 1A reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 2 years ago).

Orbit: #32901 @ 164 x 172 km x 97.3042 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2024-10-07 16:27 UTC Â· 17907.2 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Current TLE

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TIANPING 1A
1 43712U 18094C 24281.68573998 .08479845 25126-5 75773-3 0 9999
2 43712 97.3042 314.5786 0006534 252.5471 257.5819 16.39148558329014

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

November 19th 2018

Spacecraft age

7 years, 11 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)/China Academy of Space Technology

Purpose

Technology Development

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

Launch vehicle

Long March 2D

Contractor

Innovation Academy for Microsatellites/Chinese Academy of Sciences

Launch mass

27 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

97.3042Â°

Period

87.85 min

Perigee

164 km

Apogee

172 km

Eccentricity

0.0006534

RAAN

314.5786Â°

Arg of Perigee

252.5471Â°

Mean Motion

16.39148558 rev/d