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WEINA 1A, 43169

Orbit data source: Space-Track

WEINA 1A, 43169 is a payload satellite owned by Weina (CN) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 25 Jan 2018 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2C 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

43169, 2018-011A

Orbit

LEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Beijing Weina Star Technology Company Ltd. (CN)

Manufacturer

SECM

Mission

Operational Defense Technology

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

~5 kg wet, ~5 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-01-25 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 2C

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.025 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 WEINA 1A
1 43169U 18011A   26035.73744006  .00003467  00000-0  27316-3 0  9993
2 43169  34.9943 246.6536 0003286 318.7127  41.3332 15.00317633438210

Epoch: 2026-02-04T17:41Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-04T17:41:54.821Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-153.72453°

Altitude

563.121 km

Speed

7.583 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 26m 36s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

05:32:10

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

571.418 km

Perigee altitude

566.852 km

Semi-major axis

6,947.272 km

Eccentricity

0.00033

Inclination

34.9943°

RAAN

246.6536°

Arg. of periapsis

318.7127°

True anomaly

41.35808°

Mean anomaly

41.3332°

Eccentric anomaly

41.34564°

Mean motion

3.74819 °/min

Orbital period

96.05 mins

BSTAR

0.00027316

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Other satellites on launch #11 in the year 2018 (2018-01-25 UTC)

YAOGAN-30 M, 43172

YAOGAN-30 K, 43170

YAOGAN-30 L, 43171

CZ-2C R/B, 43173 (Decayed)

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WEINA 1A Visibility forecast

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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.
6 mins	2026-02-05 17:54:26.220Z	210.583° SW	2026-02-05 17:57:26.220Z	153.594° SSE	23.352°	2026-02-05 18:00:26.220Z	106.937° ESE
6 mins	2026-02-05 19:35:26.220Z	239.303° WSW	2026-02-05 19:38:26.220Z	162.655° S	33.276°	2026-02-05 19:41:26.220Z	109.734° ESE
6 mins	2026-02-05 21:16:26.220Z	248.29° W	2026-02-05 21:19:26.220Z	183.184° SSW	28.501°	2026-02-05 21:22:26.220Z	131.702° SE

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WEINA 1A, 43169

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-04T17:41:54.821Z)

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Other satellites on launch #11 in the year 2018 (2018-01-25 UTC)

WEINA 1A Visibility forecast

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