HEAD-1, 43011
Orbit data source: Space-Track
HEAD-1, 43011 is a payload satellite owned by HEAD (CN) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 14 Nov 2017 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4C 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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
LIZH/SAST
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
HEAD-1, Unknown motor
Mass
45 kg wet, 45 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 1.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.223 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago
TLE from 5 hours ago
0 HEAD-1
1 43011U 17072B 26126.29179581 .00000594 00000-0 25433-3 0 9993
2 43011 98.9570 143.6769 0008792 277.4387 82.5795 14.28772457441371Epoch: 2026-05-06T07:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T07:00:11.157Z)
Latitude
0.00006°
Longitude
174.47601°
Altitude
797.946 km
Speed
7.455 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 34m 42s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
19:54:48
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
799.301 km
Perigee altitude
786.691 km
Semi-major axis
7,171.133 km
Eccentricity
0.00088
Inclination
98.957°
RAAN
143.6769°
Arg. of periapsis
277.4387°
True anomaly
82.67942°
Mean anomaly
82.5795°
Eccentric anomaly
82.62946°
Mean motion
3.57406 °/min
Orbital period
100.73 mins
BSTAR
0.00025433
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Other satellites on launch #72 in the year 2017 (2017-11-14 UTC)
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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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| 5 mins | 2026-05-06 12:39:51.137Z | 60.875° ENE | 2026-05-06 12:42:51.137Z | 96.265° ESE | 13.441° | 2026-05-06 12:44:51.137Z | 119.493° SE |
| 8 mins | 2026-05-06 14:18:51.137Z | 5.326° NNE | 2026-05-06 14:22:51.137Z | 256.904° W | 42.201° | 2026-05-06 14:26:51.137Z | 206.329° SW |
| 6 mins | 2026-05-06 23:58:51.137Z | 98.811° ESE | 2026-05-07 00:00:51.137Z | 69.753° E | 20.862° | 2026-05-07 00:04:51.137Z | 16.75° NNE |
| 8 mins | 2026-05-07 01:36:51.137Z | 194.724° SSW | 2026-05-07 01:40:51.137Z | 275.119° WNW | 34.813° | 2026-05-07 01:44:51.137Z | 330.832° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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