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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
DFH Shenzhen
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
HONGYAN, Unknown motor
Mass
~500 kg wet, ~500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 2.5 m
Radar Cross Section
3.085 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago
TLE from 6 hours ago
0 HONGYAN 1
1 43914U 18112F 26035.19399646 -.00000128 00000-0 10977-5 0 9998
2 43914 50.0094 6.1759 0006684 212.7261 147.3204 13.43813057348656Epoch: 2026-02-04T04:39Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-04T04:39:21.294Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
161.97308°
Altitude
1,099.825 km
Speed
7.301 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 24m 42s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:24:11
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,100.813 km
Perigee altitude
1,090.822 km
Semi-major axis
7,473.955 km
Eccentricity
0.00067
Inclination
50.0094°
RAAN
6.1759°
Arg. of periapsis
212.7261°
True anomaly
147.36173°
Mean anomaly
147.3204°
Eccentric anomaly
147.34107°
Mean motion
3.35906 °/min
Orbital period
107.17 mins
BSTAR
0.0000010977
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Other satellites on launch #112 in the year 2018 (2018-12-29 UTC)
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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. |
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| 6 mins | 2026-02-04 22:38:15.592Z | 148.964° SSE | 2026-02-04 22:41:15.592Z | 122.607° SE | 13.83° | 2026-02-04 22:44:15.592Z | 96.414° ESE |
| 12 mins | 2026-02-05 00:27:15.592Z | 214.548° SW | 2026-02-05 00:32:15.592Z | 151.555° SSE | 41.517° | 2026-02-05 00:39:15.592Z | 60.607° ENE |
| 11 mins | 2026-02-05 02:20:15.592Z | 270.111° WNW | 2026-02-05 02:25:15.592Z | 340.465° N | 37.715° | 2026-02-05 02:31:15.592Z | 51.7° ENE |
| 11 mins | 2026-02-05 04:14:15.592Z | 305.108° NW | 2026-02-05 04:19:15.592Z | 9.102° NNE | 30.742° | 2026-02-05 04:25:15.592Z | 67.756° E |
| 12 mins | 2026-02-05 06:07:15.592Z | 311.112° NW | 2026-02-05 06:12:15.592Z | 19.218° NNE | 40.024° | 2026-02-05 06:19:15.592Z | 103.102° ESE |
| 12 mins | 2026-02-05 07:59:15.592Z | 293.684° NW | 2026-02-05 08:05:15.592Z | 212.298° SW | 37.485° | 2026-02-05 08:11:15.592Z | 151.687° SSE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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