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TIANQI-12, 48426

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TIANQI-12, 48426 is a payload satellite owned by Guodian Gaokeji (CN) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 06 May 2021 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

48426, 2021-039D

Orbit

LEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

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

Manufacturer

Shanghai ASES

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLIGHTB, Unknown motor

Mass

40 kg wet, ~40 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2021-05-06 (5 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 2C

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.195 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 TIANQI-12
1 48426U 21039D   26171.41807595  .00004772  00000-0  27259-3 0  9993
2 48426  34.9994 305.7514 0004295 324.4551  35.5874 15.12128703280713

Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:02:01.762Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-113.38891°

Altitude

526.21 km

Speed

7.604 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 23m 00s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

21:36:04

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

535.912 km

Perigee altitude

529.976 km

Semi-major axis

6,911.081 km

Eccentricity

0.00043

Inclination

34.9994°

RAAN

305.7514°

Arg. of periapsis

324.4551°

True anomaly

35.61605°

Mean anomaly

35.5874°

Eccentric anomaly

35.60173°

Mean motion

3.77767 °/min

Orbital period

95.3 mins

BSTAR

0.00027259

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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	2026-06-22 13:02:02.677Z	213.297° SW	2026-06-22 13:04:02.677Z	163.551° S	27.567°	2026-06-22 13:07:02.677Z	107.664° ESE
5 mins	2026-06-22 14:42:02.677Z	239.447° WSW	2026-06-22 14:44:02.677Z	186.772° SSW	32.836°	2026-06-22 14:47:02.677Z	118.189° SE
5 mins	2026-06-22 16:22:02.677Z	242.257° WSW	2026-06-22 16:24:02.677Z	204.132° SW	22.545°	2026-06-22 16:27:02.677Z	147.716° SSE

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TIANQI-12, 48426

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:02:01.762Z)

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