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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

8 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 (7 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 8 hours ago

0 HONGYAN 1
1 43914U 18112F   25185.11963809 -.00000117  00000-0  20276-4 0  9993
2 43914  50.0084  77.2311 0006523 278.9382  81.0758 13.43799634319849

Epoch: 2025-07-04T02:52Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-04T02:52:16.73Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

111.78475°

Altitude

1,094.916 km

Speed

7.306 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 08m 55s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

48.50769°

Longitude

-178.71202°

Altitude

1,104.899 km

Speed

7.303 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 00m 19s

Apparent Declination

8° 43' 30"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:13:53

Azimuth

4.463° NNE

Elevation

-41.258°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,100.743 km

Perigee altitude

1,090.992 km

Semi-major axis

7,474.005 km

Eccentricity

0.00065

Inclination

50.0084°

RAAN

77.2311°

Arg. of periapsis

278.9382°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

81.0758°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.35902 °/min

Orbital period

107.17 mins

BSTAR

0.000020276

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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.
11 mins	2025-07-04 19:05:37.609Z	204.479° SW	2025-07-04 19:10:37.609Z	135° SE	38.193°	2025-07-04 19:16:37.609Z	64.605° ENE
12 mins	2025-07-04 20:57:37.609Z	261.471° W	2025-07-04 21:02:37.609Z	322.171° NNW	39.606°	2025-07-04 21:09:37.609Z	53.01° ENE
11 mins	2025-07-04 22:51:37.609Z	299.419° NW	2025-07-04 22:56:37.609Z	358.93° N	30.901°	2025-07-04 23:02:37.609Z	62.642° ENE
12 mins	2025-07-05 00:44:37.609Z	309.787° NW	2025-07-05 00:50:37.609Z	31.872° NE	37.764°	2025-07-05 00:56:37.609Z	95.716° ESE
12 mins	2025-07-05 02:37:37.609Z	296.182° NW	2025-07-05 02:42:37.609Z	231.786° WSW	41.232°	2025-07-05 02:49:37.609Z	143.404° SSE
4 mins	2025-07-05 04:32:37.609Z	251.511° W	2025-07-05 04:34:37.609Z	233.304° WSW	13.335°	2025-07-05 04:36:37.609Z	215.765° SW

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