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ZY 3, 38046

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ZY 3, 38046 is a payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Mon, 09 Jan 2012 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

38046, 2012-001A

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

8 hours ago

Origin

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

Manufacturer

CAST

Mission

Operational Defense Imaging

Bus & Motor

ZY, AOCS 20N

Mass

2,650 kg wet, ~2,600 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2012-01-09 (13 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 4B

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 10 m

Radar Cross Section

10.304 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 ZY 3
1 38046U 12001A   25141.84257127  .00017304  00000-0  28810-3 0  9991
2 38046  97.1992 206.4042 0003472  34.6590 325.4889 15.52082109743120

Epoch: 2025-05-21T20:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-21T20:13:18.157Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

23.35787°

Altitude

411.845 km

Speed

7.665 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 45m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

75.18882°

Longitude

-127.93826°

Altitude

422.656 km

Speed

7.665 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 58m 53s

Apparent Declination

21° 08' 48"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:23:46

Azimuth

350.69° N

Elevation

-28.39°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

409.918 km

Perigee altitude

405.206 km

Semi-major axis

6,785.699 km

Eccentricity

0.00035

Inclination

97.1992°

RAAN

206.4042°

Arg. of periapsis

34.659°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

325.4889°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.88286 °/min

Orbital period

92.72 mins

BSTAR

0.0002881

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Other satellites on launch #1 in the year 2012 (2012-01-09 UTC)

VESSELSAT 2, 38047 (Decayed)

CZ-4B R/B, 38048 (Decayed)

CZ-4B DEB, 38317 (Decayed)

CZ-4B DEB, 38318 (Decayed)

CZ-4B DEB, 38319 (Decayed)

CZ-4B DEB, 38320 (Decayed)

ZY 3 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
5 mins	2025-05-22 16:54:01.711Z	26.979° NE	2025-05-22 16:56:01.711Z	77.335° E	36.412°	2025-05-22 16:59:01.711Z	175.075° S

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