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TIANHUI 2-02B, 49072

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TIANHUI 2-02B, 49072 is a payload satellite owned by G. Cehui dili (CN) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 18 Aug 2021 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4B launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). 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

49072, 2021-074B

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

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

Manufacturer

SAST

Mission

Operational Civil Radar Imaging

Bus & Motor

CAST-2000?, Unknown motor

Mass

~1,000 kg wet, ~1,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2021-08-18 (4 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 4B

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 3 m

Radar Cross Section

2.045 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 TIANHUI 2-02B
1 49072U 21074B   25188.88600377  .00001472  00000-0  78388-4 0  9991
2 49072  97.4740 191.7673 0001769  99.3447 260.7986 15.16769025215084

Epoch: 2025-07-07T21:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-07T21:15:50.725Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-53.28296°

Altitude

518.892 km

Speed

7.604 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 47m 04s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-7.35715°

Longitude

-51.08356°

Altitude

520.193 km

Speed

7.603 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 54m 34s

Apparent Declination

-49° 25' 40"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:27:41

Azimuth

225.651° WSW

Elevation

-25.406°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

513.805 km

Perigee altitude

511.367 km

Semi-major axis

6,890.723 km

Eccentricity

0.00018

Inclination

97.474°

RAAN

191.7673°

Arg. of periapsis

99.3447°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

260.7986°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.79442 °/min

Orbital period

94.88 mins

BSTAR

0.000078388

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Other satellites on launch #74 in the year 2021 (2021-08-18 UTC)

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CZ-4B R/B, 49073 (Decayed)

CZ-4B DEB, 49074 (Decayed)

TIANHUI 2-02B 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.
7 mins	2025-07-09 13:23:52.764Z	0.407° NNE	2025-07-09 13:27:52.764Z	258.498° W	35.633°	2025-07-09 13:30:52.764Z	210.924° SW
5 mins	2025-07-10 00:04:52.764Z	146.738° SSE	2025-07-10 00:06:52.764Z	45.633° ENE	40.725°	2025-07-10 00:09:52.764Z	355.651° N

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