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HONGYAN 1, 43914

Orbit data source: Space-Track

HONGYAN 1, 43914 is a payload satellite owned by Yidong Tongxin (CN) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 29 Dec 2018 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2D/YZ-3 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

43914, 2018-112F

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

17 hours ago

Origin

Shenzhen Hangtian DongFangHong Weixing Yidong Tongxin YG (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

DFH Shenzhen

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

HONGYAN, Unknown motor

Mass

~500 kg wet, ~500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-12-29 (6 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 2D/YZ-3

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 5 m

Radar Cross Section

3.085 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago

0 HONGYAN 1
1 43914U 18112F   25128.67349763 -.00000102  00000-0  46514-4 0  9995
2 43914  50.0081 284.8398 0006777 106.2582 253.9042 13.43796739312148

Epoch: 2025-05-08T16:09Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T16:09:50.195Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

175.64001°

Altitude

1,097.087 km

Speed

7.304 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 59m 21s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-6.87833°

Longitude

-1.18774°

Altitude

1,095.989 km

Speed

7.305 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 27m 20s

Apparent Declination

-22° 31' 25"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:19:03

Azimuth

315.168° NNW

Elevation

-67.377°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,100.944 km

Perigee altitude

1,090.813 km

Semi-major axis

7,474.016 km

Eccentricity

0.0006777

Inclination

50.0081°

RAAN

284.8398°

Arg. of periapsis

106.2582°

True anomaly

253.8296°

Mean anomaly

253.9042°

Eccentric anomaly

253.8669°

Mean motion

3.35902 °/min

BSTAR

0.000046514

Orbital period

107.17 mins

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CZ-2D R/B, 43916 (Decayed)

HONGYAN 1 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.
12 mins	2025-05-09 11:54:46.266Z	189.635° SSW	2025-05-09 12:00:46.266Z	129.997° SE	27.734°	2025-05-09 12:06:46.266Z	71.155° E
12 mins	2025-05-09 13:46:46.266Z	242.773° WSW	2025-05-09 13:52:46.266Z	334.501° NNW	44.262°	2025-05-09 13:58:46.266Z	53.902° ENE
11 mins	2025-05-09 15:40:46.266Z	288.02° WNW	2025-05-09 15:45:46.266Z	346.779° N	32.216°	2025-05-09 15:51:46.266Z	55.226° ENE
11 mins	2025-05-09 17:34:46.266Z	311.018° NW	2025-05-09 17:39:46.266Z	14.986° NNE	33.553°	2025-05-09 17:45:46.266Z	81.338° E
13 mins	2025-05-09 19:26:46.266Z	304.127° NW	2025-05-09 19:32:46.266Z	55.262° ENE	44.997°	2025-05-09 19:39:46.266Z	125.655° SE
9 mins	2025-05-09 21:20:46.266Z	272.633° WNW	2025-05-09 21:24:46.266Z	228.636° WSW	22.947°	2025-05-09 21:29:46.266Z	181.375° SSW

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