CSS (TIANHE-1), 48274
Orbit data source: Space-Track
The Chinese Space Station (CSS), known as Tiangong or "Heavenly Palace," is China's independently developed space station that represents a significant step in China’s space exploration capabilities. Launched in phases starting with the Tianhe module in 2021, the station operates in low Earth orbit (LEO). It aims to support a variety of scientific experiments in fields such as space medicine, astronomy, and technology development.
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CSS (TIANHE-1) details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 8 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | CAST |
| Mission | Operational Civil Spaceship |
| Bus & Motor | TIANHE, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 22,500 kg wet, ~20,838 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Step Cyl + 2 Pan, 30 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 85.800 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 8 hours ago
0 CSS (TIANHE-1)
1 48274U 21035A 25015.62789346 .00013410 00000-0 17743-3 0 9998
2 48274 41.4638 228.8314 0003994 295.9054 64.1372 15.58068183212317Epoch: 2025-01-15T15:04Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-15T15:04:09.994Z)
| Latitude | -0.00003° |
| Longitude | -112.52779° |
| Altitude | 391.669 km |
| Speed | 7.678 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 15h 15m 19s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 25.60816° |
| Longitude | 32.73541° |
| Altitude | 395.497 km |
| Speed | 7.676 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 03h 35m 35s |
| Apparent Declination | -33° 34' 23" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 00:03:34 |
| Azimuth | 138.262° SSE |
| Elevation | 1.703° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 398.185 km |
| Perigee altitude | 392.774 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,773.617 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0003994 |
| Inclination | 41.4638° |
| RAAN | 228.8314° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 295.9054° |
| True anomaly | 64.17839° |
| Mean anomaly | 64.1372° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 64.1578° |
| Mean motion | 3.89325 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00017743 |
| Orbital period | 92.47 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #35 in the year 2021 (2021-04-29 UTC)
| CSS (TIANHE-1), 48274 |
| CZ-5B R/B, 48275 (Decayed) |
| XW-4 (CAS-10), 54816 (Decayed) |
| OBJECT D, 62300 |
CSS (TIANHE-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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 mins | 2025-01-16 17:26:24.914Z | 217.833° SW | 2025-01-16 17:29:24.914Z | 136.366° SSE | 27.815° | 2025-01-16 17:31:24.914Z | 92.301° ESE |
| 4 mins | 2025-01-16 19:04:24.914Z | 267.885° W | 2025-01-16 19:05:24.914Z | 282.714° WNW | 40.55° | 2025-01-16 19:08:24.914Z | 76.137° E |
| 4 mins | 2025-01-16 20:41:24.914Z | 287.328° WNW | 2025-01-16 20:43:24.914Z | 56.861° ENE | 41.72° | 2025-01-16 20:45:24.914Z | 90.788° ESE |
| 4 mins | 2025-01-16 22:18:24.914Z | 261.366° W | 2025-01-16 22:20:24.914Z | 183.543° SSW | 31.66° | 2025-01-16 22:22:24.914Z | 137.344° SSE |
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