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TIANTUO 2, 40144

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TIANTUO 2, 40144 is a payload satellite owned by NUDT Changsha (CN) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 08 Sep 2014 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4B launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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TIANTUO 2 details

Identifier	40144, 2014-053B
Orbit	LEO
Last TLE update	7 hours ago
Origin	NUDT Changsha (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer	NUDT Changsha
Mission	Operational Amateur Technology
Bus & Motor	TT2, Unknown motor
Mass	67 kg wet, 67 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2014-09-08 (10 years ago)
Launch vehicle	CHANG ZHENG 4B
Launch site	Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box, 0.685 m
Radar Cross Section	0.587 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 7 hours ago

0 TIANTUO 2
1 40144U 14053B   24340.08620877  .00170618  12350-4  60620-3 0  9992
2 40144  97.1023  64.4568 0003137 122.3656 237.7921 15.88971020574849

Epoch: 2024-12-05T02:04Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-05T02:04:08.437Z)

Latitude	-0.00005°
Longitude	-40.95041°
Altitude	309.477 km
Speed	7.722 km/s
True Right ascension	04h 17m 49s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-68.62472°
Longitude	120.90394°
Altitude	332.012 km
Speed	7.707 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	17h 50m 37s
Apparent Declination	-57° 52' 49"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	07:07:53
Azimuth	151.776° SSE
Elevation	-68.171°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	304.124 km
Perigee altitude	299.932 km
Semi-major axis	6,680.165 km
Eccentricity	0.0003137
Inclination	97.1023°
RAAN	64.4568°
Arg. of periapsis	122.3656°
True anomaly	237.76169°
Mean anomaly	237.7921°
Eccentric anomaly	237.77689°
Mean motion	3.97523 °/min
BSTAR	0.0006062
Orbital period	90.56 mins