Satellite description

TIANMU-1 17, 58702 is a payload satellite owned by Hangtian Tianmu (CN) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 05 Jan 2024 UTC via a KUAIZHOU-1A launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

Satellite metadata

Identifier

58702, 2024-004C

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

10 hours ago

Origin

TIANMU (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

Hangtian Tianmu

Mission

Operational Commercial Weather

Bus & Motor

TIANMU, Unknown motor

Mass

50 kg wet, ~50 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-01-05 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

KUAIZHOU-1A

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 1.5 m

Radar Cross Section

2.000 m², Large (>1 m²)