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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

Last TLE update

18 hours ago

Origin

Beijing Weina Star Technology Company Ltd. (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

SECM

Mission

Operational Defense Technology

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

~5 kg wet, ~5 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-01-25 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 2C

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.025 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago

0 WEINA 1A
1 43169U 18011A   25186.07876675  .00001792  00000-0  14809-3 0  9996
2 43169  34.9957 108.4952 0003670 259.8628 100.1665 14.98801575405979

Epoch: 2025-07-05T01:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T01:53:25.447Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

156.81719°

Altitude

569.967 km

Speed

7.578 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 13m 58s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

29.64399°

Longitude

-81.70094°

Altitude

572.365 km

Speed

7.579 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 21m 42s

Apparent Declination

-4° 07' 32"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

07:56:32

Azimuth

54.542° ENE

Elevation

-40.024°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

576.366 km

Perigee altitude

571.263 km

Semi-major axis

6,951.951 km

Eccentricity

0.00037

Inclination

34.9957°

RAAN

108.4952°

Arg. of periapsis

259.8628°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

100.1665°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.74441 °/min

Orbital period

96.14 mins

BSTAR

0.00014809

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

YAOGAN-30 K, 43170

YAOGAN-30 L, 43171

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

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	2025-07-05 22:55:44.790Z	212.186° SW	2025-07-05 22:58:44.790Z	154.793° SSE	24.178°	2025-07-05 23:01:44.790Z	107.117° ESE
6 mins	2025-07-06 00:36:44.790Z	241.34° WSW	2025-07-06 00:39:44.790Z	169.33° S	33.889°	2025-07-06 00:42:44.790Z	111.191° ESE
5 mins	2025-07-06 02:18:44.790Z	239.2° WSW	2025-07-06 02:20:44.790Z	191.818° SSW	28.429°	2025-07-06 02:23:44.790Z	134.992° SE

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