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TIANQI-6, 46810

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TIANQI-6, 46810 is a payload satellite owned by Guodian Gaokeji (CN) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 26 Oct 2020 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2C launch vehicle from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). 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

46810, 2020-076D

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

Beijing Guodian Gaoke Technology Co., Ltd. (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

Shanghai ASES

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLIGHTB, Unknown motor

Mass

40 kg wet, ~40 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2020-10-26 (5 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 2C

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

0.195 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 TIANQI-6
1 46810U 20076D   25194.07552111  .00002834  00000-0  20454-3 0  9992
2 46810  35.0014 324.4047 0010809  65.0314 295.1517 15.03689455257555

Epoch: 2025-07-13T01:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-13T01:48:45.023Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

6.01315°

Altitude

551.27 km

Speed

7.59 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 37m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

14.43284°

Longitude

162.37344°

Altitude

553.2 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 14m 18s

Apparent Declination

-12° 15' 02"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:53:28

Azimuth

45.224° ENE

Elevation

-54.747°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

566.252 km

Perigee altitude

551.256 km

Semi-major axis

6,936.891 km

Eccentricity

0.00108

Inclination

35.0014°

RAAN

324.4047°

Arg. of periapsis

65.0314°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

295.1517°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.75661 °/min

Orbital period

95.83 mins

BSTAR

0.00020454

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Other satellites on launch #76 in the year 2020 (2020-10-26 UTC)

YAOGAN-30 U, 46807

YAOGAN-30 V, 46808

YAOGAN-30 W, 46809

CZ-2C R/B, 46811 (Decayed)

TIANQI-6 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.
5 mins	2025-07-13 13:14:42.213Z	208.493° SW	2025-07-13 13:16:42.213Z	163.98° S	25.723°	2025-07-13 13:19:42.213Z	108.876° ESE
6 mins	2025-07-13 14:54:42.213Z	243.604° WSW	2025-07-13 14:57:42.213Z	169.522° S	33.364°	2025-07-13 15:00:42.213Z	112.74° SE
6 mins	2025-07-13 16:35:42.213Z	246.205° WSW	2025-07-13 16:38:42.213Z	182.281° SSW	25.314°	2025-07-13 16:41:42.213Z	135.798° SSE

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