TANSAT, 41898
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TANSAT, 41898 is a Chinese payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Wed, 21 Dec 2016 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
Orbit
Last TLE update
6 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SECM
Mission
Operational Civil Science
Bus & Motor
TANSAT, Unknown motor
Mass
~620 kg wet, ~600 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 10 m
Radar Cross Section
7.261 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 6 hours ago
0 TANSAT
1 41898U 16081A 25186.89692255 .00000379 00000-0 90120-4 0 9999
2 41898 98.5124 172.4340 0019446 301.0733 58.8557 14.59583639454108Epoch: 2025-07-05T21:31Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T21:31:34.108Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-74.5865°
Altitude
690.398 km
Speed
7.515 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 29m 44s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-32.00657°
Longitude
-68.97268°
Altitude
694.355 km
Speed
7.514 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
08h 32m 44s
Apparent Declination
-54° 23' 59"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
15:54:42
Azimuth
227.89° WSW
Elevation
-42.69°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #81 in the year 2016 (2016-12-21 UTC)
TANSAT 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. |
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| 7 mins | 2025-07-06 11:16:36.674Z | 39.262° NE | 2025-07-06 11:19:36.674Z | 86.702° E | 27.997° | 2025-07-06 11:23:36.674Z | 156.834° SSE |
| 6 mins | 2025-07-06 12:54:36.674Z | 338.547° N | 2025-07-06 12:57:36.674Z | 288.664° WNW | 23.303° | 2025-07-06 13:00:36.674Z | 243.445° WSW |
| 6 mins | 2025-07-06 22:21:36.674Z | 118.554° SE | 2025-07-06 22:23:36.674Z | 80.224° E | 28.864° | 2025-07-06 22:27:36.674Z | 9.226° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2025-07-06 23:59:36.674Z | 230.344° WSW | 2025-07-07 00:01:36.674Z | 265.387° W | 21.736° | 2025-07-07 00:04:36.674Z | 311.668° NW |
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