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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
10 hours ago
Origin
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 10 hours ago
0 TIANQI-6
1 46810U 20076D   25196.46575189  .00002692  00000-0  19434-3 0  9995
2 46810  35.0010 309.8148 0010722  87.6448 272.5488 15.03702482257914
Epoch: 2025-07-15T11:10Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T11:10:40.963Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-151.41578°
Altitude
554.085 km
Speed
7.587 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 39m 15s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-3.83047°
Longitude
-159.2966°
Altitude
555.967 km
Speed
7.585 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
20h 36m 46s
Apparent Declination
-21° 11' 54"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
09:17:54
Azimuth
28.126° NE
Elevation
-69.33°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
566.152 km
Perigee altitude
551.276 km
Semi-major axis
6,936.851 km
Eccentricity
0.00107
Inclination
35.001°
RAAN
309.8148°
Arg. of periapsis
87.6448°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
272.5488°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.75664 °/min
Orbital period
95.83 mins
BSTAR
0.00019434
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TIANQI-6 Visibility forecast

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5 mins2025-07-16 11:19:34.098Z203.06° SW2025-07-16 11:21:34.098Z168.26° S20.846°2025-07-16 11:24:34.098Z114.097° SE
5 mins2025-07-16 13:00:34.098Z230.434° WSW2025-07-16 13:02:34.098Z177.77° S32.776°2025-07-16 13:05:34.098Z111.136° ESE
5 mins2025-07-16 14:41:34.098Z238.646° WSW2025-07-16 14:43:34.098Z186.501° SSW29.7°2025-07-16 14:46:34.098Z129.049° SE
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