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TIANLIAN 1-03, 38730

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TIANLIAN 1-03, 38730 is a payload satellite owned by CAST (CN) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 25 Jul 2012 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 3C launch vehicle from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). 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

38730, 2012-040A

Orbit

GEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

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

Manufacturer

CAST

Mission

Non-operational Civil Communications

Bus & Motor

DFH-3, FY-25

Mass

2,462 kg wet, ~1,060 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2012-07-25 (14 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 3C

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan + 1 Dish, 9.1 m

Radar Cross Section

19.143 m², Large (>1 m²)

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0 TIANLIAN 1-03
1 38730U 12040A   26091.47866788  .00000065  00000-0  00000+0 0  9990
2 38730   5.6582  64.3411 0014978 150.5165 208.2056  0.98921017 47843

Epoch: 2026-04-01T11:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-01T11:29:16.904Z)

Latitude

-0.14653°

Longitude

60.83722°

Altitude

36,225.34 km

Speed

3.057 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 11m 59s

True Declination

0° 08' 47"

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

21:27:52

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,234.342 km

Perigee altitude

36,106.883 km

Semi-major axis

42,548.75 km

Eccentricity

0.0015

Inclination

5.6582°

RAAN

64.3411°

Arg. of periapsis

150.5165°

True anomaly

208.12461°

Mean anomaly

208.2056°

Eccentric anomaly

208.16509°

Mean motion

0.24729 °/min

Orbital period

1,455.76 mins

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CZ-3C R/B, 38731 (Decayed)

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TIANLIAN 1-03, 38730

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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