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TIANQI-14, 48864

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TIANQI-14, 48864 is a payload satellite owned by Guodian Gaokeji (CN) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 18 Jun 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

48864, 2021-055E

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)

2021-06-18 (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-14
1 48864U 21055E   26171.09293674  .00005234  00000-0  28629-3 0  9994
2 48864  34.9999  60.4487 0005514 333.0137  27.0287 15.13648574274169

Epoch: 2026-06-20T02:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T02:13:49.734Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

118.6789°

Altitude

520.606 km

Speed

7.607 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 01m 47s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

21:35:13

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

532.13 km

Perigee altitude

524.513 km

Semi-major axis

6,906.458 km

Eccentricity

0.00055

Inclination

34.9999°

RAAN

60.4487°

Arg. of periapsis

333.0137°

True anomaly

27.05743°

Mean anomaly

27.0287°

Eccentric anomaly

27.04306°

Mean motion

3.78146 °/min

Orbital period

95.2 mins

BSTAR

0.00028629

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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 19:22:11.791Z	197.431° SSW	2026-06-22 19:24:11.791Z	162.773° S	18.373°	2026-06-22 19:27:11.791Z	112.859° SE
5 mins	2026-06-22 21:02:11.791Z	229.015° WSW	2026-06-22 21:04:11.791Z	180.258° SSW	31.221°	2026-06-22 21:07:11.791Z	111.091° ESE
5 mins	2026-06-22 22:42:11.791Z	244.438° WSW	2026-06-22 22:44:11.791Z	199.909° SSW	29.977°	2026-06-22 22:47:11.791Z	129.032° SE

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TIANQI-14, 48864

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: 2026-06-20T02:13:49.734Z)

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