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ZHANGHENG 1, 43194

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ZHANGHENG 1, 43194 is a payload satellite owned by CAS (CN) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 02 Feb 2018 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
43194, 2018-015C
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
5 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
DFH
Mission
Operational Civil Science
Bus & Motor
CAST-2000, AOCS
Mass
730 kg wet, ~700 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2018-02-02 (7 years ago)
Launch vehicle
CHANG ZHENG 2D
Launch site
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 4 m
Radar Cross Section
2.715 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 5 hours ago
0 ZHANGHENG 1
1 43194U 18015C   25182.18466988  .00007262  00000-0  32847-3 0  9998
2 43194  97.6517 336.6527 0012865  87.4089 272.8619 15.21156784411290
Epoch: 2025-07-01T04:25Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T04:25:55.477Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
-9.31222°
Altitude
505.004 km
Speed
7.612 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 26m 36s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
32.14232°
Longitude
-13.92134°
Altitude
501.412 km
Speed
7.62 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
01h 36m 39s
Apparent Declination
-12° 45' 26"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:56:50
Azimuth
112.734° SE
Elevation
6.589°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
508.173 km
Perigee altitude
490.477 km
Semi-major axis
6,877.462 km
Eccentricity
0.00129
Inclination
97.6517°
RAAN
336.6527°
Arg. of periapsis
87.4089°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
272.8619°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.8054 °/min
Orbital period
94.6 mins
BSTAR
0.00032847
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ZHANGHENG 1 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
4 mins2025-07-01 09:19:35.135Z101.741° ESE2025-07-01 09:21:35.135Z67.843° E14.331°2025-07-01 09:23:35.135Z33.459° NE
4 mins2025-07-01 10:53:35.135Z217.705° SW2025-07-01 10:55:35.135Z279.08° WNW27.35°2025-07-01 10:57:35.135Z320.411° NNW
4 mins2025-07-01 22:23:35.135Z66.287° ENE2025-07-01 22:24:35.135Z87° E18.211°2025-07-01 22:27:35.135Z142.49° SSE
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