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TIANHUI 1-03, 40988

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TIANHUI 1-03, 40988 is a payload satellite owned by G. Cehui dili (CN) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 26 Oct 2015 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2D 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.

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Identifier

40988, 2015-061A

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

6 hours ago

Origin

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

Manufacturer

DFH

Mission

Operational Civil Imaging

Bus & Motor

CAST-2000?, Unknown motor

Mass

~1,000 kg wet, ~1,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2015-10-26 (10 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 2D

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 3 m

Radar Cross Section

2.045 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 6 hours ago

0 TIANHUI 1-03
1 40988U 15061A   25186.88531491  .00079547  00000-0  49615-3 0  9993
2 40988  97.5046 337.9079 0000848  26.4970 333.6339 15.76673190540451

Epoch: 2025-07-05T21:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T21:14:51.208Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

95.07759°

Altitude

342.527 km

Speed

7.704 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 31m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-29.67219°

Longitude

99.62706°

Altitude

350.697 km

Speed

7.697 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 46m 54s

Apparent Declination

-39° 06' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:09:49

Azimuth

99.977° ESE

Elevation

-62.609°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

337.339 km

Perigee altitude

336.2 km

Semi-major axis

6,714.906 km

Eccentricity

0.00008

Inclination

97.5046°

RAAN

337.9079°

Arg. of periapsis

26.497°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

333.6339°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.94442 °/min

Orbital period

91.27 mins

BSTAR

0.00049615

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TIANHUI 1-03 Visibility

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

TIANHUI 1-03 is likely not visible in the next few days

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