HONGYUN

NORAD 43871 · COSPAR 2018-108A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #38579 @ 1057 x 1076 km x 99.7426 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-18 21:00 UTC Â· 7.4 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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HONGYUN 1
1 43871U 18108A 26291.87556281 -.00000156 00000-0 -17195-3 0 09993
2 43871 99.7426 311.3014 0012248 114.8314 245.4096 13.51561833385792

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

December 21st 2018

Spacecraft age

7 years, 9 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC)

Purpose

Technology Development

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

Launch vehicle

Long March 11

Contractor

China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC)

Launch mass

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

99.7426Â°

Period

106.54 min

Perigee

1057 km

Apogee

1076 km

Eccentricity

0.0012248

RAAN

311.3014Â°

Arg of Perigee

114.8314Â°

Mean Motion

13.51561833 rev/d