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TIANTONG-1 3, 47321

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TIANTONG-1 3, 47321 is a payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Tue, 19 Jan 2021 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 3B 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

47321, 2021-003A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

2 days ago

Origin

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) (CN)

Manufacturer

CAST

Mission

Operational Civil Communications

Bus & Motor

DFH-4, DFH-4 LAE

Mass

~5,200 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2021-01-19 (4 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 3B

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 30 m

Radar Cross Section

34.063 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 TIANTONG-1 3
1 47321U 21003A   25145.98200432 -.00000150  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 47321   2.2430 320.6846 0001591  73.4182 284.7486  1.00271114 16070

Epoch: 2025-05-25T23:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-25T23:34:05.173Z)

Latitude

-0.06516°

Longitude

81.50043°

Altitude

35,784.601 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 15m 17s

True Declination

0° 03' 54"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-1.56539°

Longitude

39.56945°

Altitude

35,789.668 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 24m 48s

Apparent Declination

-6° 20' 12"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

06:01:00

Azimuth

349.382° N

Elevation

-55.997°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,794.56 km

Perigee altitude

35,781.142 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.988 km

Eccentricity

0.00016

Inclination

2.243°

RAAN

320.6846°

Arg. of periapsis

73.4182°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

284.7486°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.16 mins

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