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HAIYANG 1C, 43609

Orbit data source: Space-Track

HAIYANG 1C, 43609 is a Chinese payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Fri, 07 Sep 2018 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2C 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
43609, 2018-068A
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
7 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
DFH
Mission
Operational Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor
CAST-968, Unknown motor
Mass
442 kg wet, 429 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2018-09-07 (7 years ago)
Launch vehicle
CHANG ZHENG 2C
Launch site
Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 7.5 m
Radar Cross Section
3.660 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 HAIYANG 1C
1 43609U 18068A   25191.73128430  .00000068  00000-0  40053-4 0  9991
2 43609  98.5611 263.2326 0011100  34.2338 325.9560 14.34114374358147
Epoch: 2025-07-10T17:33Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T17:33:02.963Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
71.07691°
Altitude
774.369 km
Speed
7.47 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 32m 55s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
14.09019°
Longitude
69.20193°
Altitude
772.709 km
Speed
7.473 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
20h 07m 28s
Apparent Declination
-18° 00' 51"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:35:04
Azimuth
89.857° E
Elevation
-28.984°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
783.084 km
Perigee altitude
767.204 km
Semi-major axis
7,153.281 km
Eccentricity
0.00111
Inclination
98.5611°
RAAN
263.2326°
Arg. of periapsis
34.2338°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
325.956°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.58745 °/min
Orbital period
100.35 mins
BSTAR
0.000040053
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7 mins2025-07-11 03:44:51.965Z113.039° SE2025-07-11 03:47:51.965Z71.233° E22.478°2025-07-11 03:51:51.965Z15.28° NNE
8 mins2025-07-11 05:23:51.965Z202.255° SSW2025-07-11 05:26:51.965Z253.384° W31.601°2025-07-11 05:31:51.965Z330.187° NNW
8 mins2025-07-11 17:34:51.965Z18.685° NNE2025-07-11 17:38:51.965Z138.622° SSE43.728°2025-07-11 17:42:51.965Z187.98° SSW
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