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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

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)

2021-05-06 (4 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 2C

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.195 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 TIANQI-12
1 48426U 21039D   25160.91889557  .00004312  00000-0  28615-3 0  9990
2 48426  35.0004  98.2068 0005636 250.8952 109.1148 15.06692222223941

Epoch: 2025-06-09T22:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-09T22:03:12.577Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-131.11878°

Altitude

546.511 km

Speed

7.59 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 32m 49s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-19.74351°

Longitude

77.25349°

Altitude

546.738 km

Speed

7.592 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 39m 21s

Apparent Declination

-52° 28' 54"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:12:35

Azimuth

132.937° SE

Elevation

-34.29°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

553.447 km

Perigee altitude

545.639 km

Semi-major axis

6,927.68 km

Eccentricity

0.00056

Inclination

35.0004°

RAAN

98.2068°

Arg. of periapsis

250.8952°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

109.1148°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.7641 °/min

Orbital period

95.64 mins

BSTAR

0.00028615

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TIANQI-12 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.
6 mins	2025-06-10 23:44:30.713Z	216.079° SW	2025-06-10 23:47:30.713Z	166.587° S	23.141°	2025-06-10 23:50:30.713Z	111.534° ESE
6 mins	2025-06-11 01:25:30.713Z	240.229° WSW	2025-06-11 01:28:30.713Z	165.941° S	33.082°	2025-06-11 01:31:30.713Z	110.195° ESE
6 mins	2025-06-11 03:06:30.713Z	244.466° WSW	2025-06-11 03:08:30.713Z	202.865° SW	27.924°	2025-06-11 03:12:30.713Z	129.122° SE

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