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ZY 3 2, 41556

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ZY 3 2, 41556 is a Chinese payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Mon, 30 May 2016 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

41556, 2016-033A

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

4 hours ago

Origin

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

Manufacturer

CAST

Mission

Operational Civil Imaging

Bus & Motor

ZY, AOCS 20N

Mass

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

Launch date (UTC)

2016-05-30 (9 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 4 hours ago

0 ZY 3 2
1 41556U 16033A   25192.80869173  .00004046  00000-0  18353-3 0  9992
2 41556  97.4190 269.3833 0011614  64.8338 295.4101 15.21325824506233

Epoch: 2025-07-11T19:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T19:24:30.965Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

48.29898°

Altitude

501.51 km

Speed

7.616 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 57m 31s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

44.32626°

Longitude

-124.28048°

Altitude

505.957 km

Speed

7.617 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 59m 19s

Apparent Declination

6° 47' 16"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:29:24

Azimuth

301.294° NW

Elevation

-22.832°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

506.792 km

Perigee altitude

490.818 km

Semi-major axis

6,876.942 km

Eccentricity

0.00116

Inclination

97.419°

RAAN

269.3833°

Arg. of periapsis

64.8338°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

295.4101°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.80584 °/min

Orbital period

94.59 mins

BSTAR

0.00018353

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Other satellites on launch #33 in the year 2016 (2016-05-30 UTC)

NUSAT 1, 41557 (Decayed)

NUSAT 2, 41558 (Decayed)

CZ-4B R/B, 41559 (Decayed)

NUSAT 1 DEB, 43427 (Decayed)

ZY 3 2 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.
6 mins	2025-07-12 05:00:26.701Z	156.653° SSE	2025-07-12 05:03:26.701Z	79.567° E	42.365°	2025-07-12 05:06:26.701Z	355.483° N
5 mins	2025-07-12 18:05:26.701Z	6.232° NNE	2025-07-12 18:07:26.701Z	224.804° SW	43.383°	2025-07-12 18:10:26.701Z	196.956° SSW

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