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CBERS 1, 25940

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CBERS 1, 25940 is a CN and BR payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Thu, 14 Oct 1999 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4B launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). 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.

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Identifier

25940, 1999-057A

Orbit

SSO

Country

CN / CHBZ

BR / CHBZ

Related business

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) (CN)

Manufacturer

CAST

Mission

Civil Imaging

Bus & Motor

ZY, AOCS 20N

Mass

1,540 kg wet, ~1,450 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1999-10-14 (27 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 4B

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 4.5 m

Radar Cross Section

9.469 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 CBERS 1
1 25940U 99057A   26270.04253714  .00000097  00000-0  48452-4 0  9996
2 25940  98.8504 282.4846 0005893  63.8927 296.2864 14.37035931412145

Epoch: 2026-09-27T01:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-27T01:01:15.208Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-98.67068°

Altitude

769.378 km

Speed

7.47 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 49m 56s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

09:43:57

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

769.661 km

Perigee altitude

761.242 km

Semi-major axis

7,143.588 km

Eccentricity

0.00059

Inclination

98.8504°

RAAN

282.4846°

Arg. of periapsis

63.8927°

True anomaly

296.22583°

Mean anomaly

296.2864°

Eccentric anomaly

296.25612°

Mean motion

3.59475 °/min

Orbital period

100.15 mins

BSTAR

0.000048452

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Other satellites on launch #57 in the year 1999 (1999-10-14 UTC)

CZ-4 DEB, 26346 (Decayed)

CBERS 1 DEB, 30780 (Decayed)

CZ-4 DEB, 26318 (Decayed)

CZ-4 DEB, 26429 (Decayed)

CZ-4 DEB, 26192 (Decayed)

CZ-4 DEB, 26174 (Decayed)

CZ-4 DEB, 26349 (Decayed)

CZ-4 DEB, 26178 (Decayed)

CZ-4 DEB, 35324

CZ-4 DEB, 26426 (Decayed)

CBERS 1 DEB, 31875 (Decayed)

CZ-4 DEB, 26277 (Decayed)

CZ-4 DEB, 26219 (Decayed)

CZ-4 DEB, 26191

CZ-4 DEB, 26136 (Decayed)

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CBERS 1 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
9 mins	2026-09-28 00:31:33.059Z	149.485° SSE	2026-09-28 00:36:33.059Z	67.543° E	56.931°	2026-09-28 00:40:33.059Z	357.278° N
4 mins	2026-09-28 02:14:33.059Z	250.637° W	2026-09-28 02:15:33.059Z	264.256° W	15.884°	2026-09-28 02:18:33.059Z	302.228° NW
5 mins	2026-09-28 12:44:33.059Z	69.35° E	2026-09-28 12:46:33.059Z	99.015° ESE	18.813°	2026-09-28 12:49:33.059Z	136.427° SSE
8 mins	2026-09-28 14:21:33.059Z	358.253° N	2026-09-28 14:25:33.059Z	283.917° WNW	48.307°	2026-09-28 14:29:33.059Z	218.569° SW

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CBERS 1, 25940

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-27T01:01:15.208Z)

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Other satellites on launch #57 in the year 1999 (1999-10-14 UTC)

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