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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
SECM
Mission
Operational Defense Technology
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
~5 kg wet, ~5 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.025 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 WEINA 1A
1 43169U 18011A 25258.67834616 .00002697 00000-0 21950-3 0 9991
2 43169 34.9969 28.5638 0002418 180.9282 179.1421 14.99172971416873Epoch: 2025-09-15T16:16Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T16:16:49.108Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
149.47963°
Altitude
570.048 km
Speed
7.577 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 54m 15s
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
12:42:25
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
574.348 km
Perigee altitude
570.986 km
Semi-major axis
6,950.804 km
Eccentricity
0.00024
Inclination
34.9969°
RAAN
28.5638°
Arg. of periapsis
180.9282°
True anomaly
179.14251°
Mean anomaly
179.1421°
Eccentric anomaly
179.14231°
Mean motion
3.74533 °/min
Orbital period
96.12 mins
BSTAR
0.0002195
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Other satellites on launch #11 in the year 2018 (2018-01-25 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-09-17 11:39:49.719Z | 191.103° SSW | 2025-09-17 11:41:49.719Z | 158.667° S | 17.531° | 2025-09-17 11:44:49.719Z | 113.184° SE |
| 6 mins | 2025-09-17 13:20:49.719Z | 223.314° SW | 2025-09-17 13:22:49.719Z | 173.645° S | 31.448° | 2025-09-17 13:26:49.719Z | 103.34° ESE |
| 6 mins | 2025-09-17 15:01:49.719Z | 242.663° WSW | 2025-09-17 15:03:49.719Z | 195.131° SSW | 32.482° | 2025-09-17 15:07:49.719Z | 118.322° SE |
| 5 mins | 2025-09-17 16:42:49.719Z | 240.259° WSW | 2025-09-17 16:44:49.719Z | 206.092° SW | 19.82° | 2025-09-17 16:47:49.719Z | 156.322° SSE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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