HONGYUN 1, 43871
Orbit data source: Space-Track
HONGYUN 1, 43871 is a payload satellite owned by CASIC (CN) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 21 Dec 2018 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 11 launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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HONGYUN 1 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 9 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | CASIC |
| Mission | Operational Civil Communications |
| Bus & Motor | HONGYUN, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~250 kg wet, ~250 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 2 Pan, 4 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 1.356 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 HONGYUN 1
1 43871U 18108A 24346.59603520 .00000004 00000-0 75170-4 0 9998
2 43871 99.8145 6.3661 0011772 309.2779 50.7311 13.50556261294486Epoch: 2024-12-11T14:18Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-11T14:18:17.441Z)
| Latitude | 0.00005° |
| Longitude | 71.00497° |
| Altitude | 1,067.45 km |
| Speed | 7.321 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 00h 25m 27s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -44.13266° |
| Longitude | 80.97259° |
| Altitude | 1,078.39 km |
| Speed | 7.316 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 04h 54m 30s |
| Apparent Declination | -62° 30' 13" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 21:22:31 |
| Azimuth | 143.03° SSE |
| Elevation | -45.033° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,076.284 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,058.754 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,445.656 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0011772 |
| Inclination | 99.8145° |
| RAAN | 6.3661° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 309.2779° |
| True anomaly | 50.83563° |
| Mean anomaly | 50.7311° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 50.78336° |
| Mean motion | 3.37823 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00007517 |
| Orbital period | 106.56 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #108 in the year 2018 (2018-12-21 UTC)
| HONGYUN 1, 43871 |
| CZ-11 R/B, 43872 |
HONGYUN 1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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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| 11 mins | 2024-12-12 01:05:25.181Z | 149.598° SSE | 2024-12-12 01:10:25.181Z | 84.85° E | 42.411° | 2024-12-12 01:16:25.181Z | 351.788° N |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-12 02:53:25.181Z | 236.622° WSW | 2024-12-12 02:56:25.181Z | 269.83° W | 18.716° | 2024-12-12 03:00:25.181Z | 309.788° NW |
| 11 mins | 2024-12-12 14:01:25.181Z | 26.705° NE | 2024-12-12 14:06:25.181Z | 88.401° E | 39.264° | 2024-12-12 14:12:25.181Z | 176.714° S |
| 9 mins | 2024-12-12 15:47:25.181Z | 344.154° N | 2024-12-12 15:51:25.181Z | 298.955° NW | 23.853° | 2024-12-12 15:56:25.181Z | 246.739° WSW |
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