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TIANLIAN 1-04, 41869

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TIANLIAN 1-04, 41869 is a payload satellite owned by CAST (CN) in GEO that was launched on Tue, 22 Nov 2016 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

41869, 2016-072A

Orbit

GEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

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

Manufacturer

CAST

Mission

Operational Civil Communications

Bus & Motor

DFH-3, FY-25

Mass

~2,500 kg wet, ~1,050 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2016-11-22 (10 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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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 TIANLIAN 1-04
1 41869U 16072A   26172.49975329  .00000029  00000-0  00000+0 0  9990
2 41869   0.8790  82.8945 0042607  90.1587  93.3187  1.00272046 35347

Epoch: 2026-06-21T11:59Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T11:59:38.684Z)

Latitude

-0.07976°

Longitude

177.25836°

Altitude

35,797.35 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 47m 28s

True Declination

0° 04' 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

21:24:48

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,967.247 km

Perigee altitude

35,607.936 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.729 km

Eccentricity

0.00426

Inclination

0.879°

RAAN

82.8945°

Arg. of periapsis

90.1587°

True anomaly

93.80597°

Mean anomaly

93.3187°

Eccentric anomaly

93.56235°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.15 mins

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TIANLIAN 1-04, 41869

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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