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TIANTONG-1 1, 41725

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TIANTONG-1 1, 41725 is a payload satellite owned by CAST (CN) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 05 Aug 2016 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 3B 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

41725, 2016-048A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

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

Manufacturer

CAST

Mission

Operational Civil Communications

Bus & Motor

DFH-4, DFH-4 LAE

Mass

~5,200 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2016-08-05 (9 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 3B

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 30 m

Radar Cross Section

34.063 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 TIANTONG-1 1
1 41725U 16048A   25181.88616672 -.00000318  00000-0  00000+0 0  9991
2 41725   3.2047  38.9946 0003333  34.1455 266.4810  1.00272708 32740

Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:16Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:16:04.804Z)

Latitude

-2.77372°

Longitude

101.42689°

Altitude

35,787.152 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 38m 32s

True Declination

-2° 46' 15"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

2.76896°

Longitude

-78.39369°

Altitude

35,784.702 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 28m 27s

Apparent Declination

-2° 30' 17"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:52:46

Azimuth

323.752° NNW

Elevation

-46.76°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,801.455 km

Perigee altitude

35,773.348 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.539 km

Eccentricity

0.00033

Inclination

3.2047°

RAAN

38.9946°

Arg. of periapsis

34.1455°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

266.481°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.14 mins

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