HEAD-3A, 57626
Orbit data source: Space-Track
HEAD-3A, 57626 is a payload satellite owned by HEAD (CN) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 14 Aug 2023 UTC via a KUAIZHOU-1A 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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
IMI/CAS
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
WN100, Unknown motor
Mass
40 kg wet, 40 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 1.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.223 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 HEAD-3A
1 57626U 23121A 26172.52089580 .00000534 00000-0 14092-3 0 9991
2 57626 45.0024 290.3999 0007297 293.2149 66.7939 14.60689118152214Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:30Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:30:05.397Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
-166.8426°
Altitude
688.92 km
Speed
7.515 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 21m 35s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:32:06
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
697.671 km
Perigee altitude
687.352 km
Semi-major axis
7,070.649 km
Eccentricity
0.00073
Inclination
45.0024°
RAAN
290.3999°
Arg. of periapsis
293.2149°
True anomaly
66.87078°
Mean anomaly
66.7939°
Eccentric anomaly
66.83234°
Mean motion
3.65052 °/min
Orbital period
98.62 mins
BSTAR
0.00014092
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Other satellites on launch #121 in the year 2023 (2023-08-14 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.HEAD-3A 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. |
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| 5 mins | 2026-06-22 13:29:35.682Z | 321.962° NNW | 2026-06-22 13:30:35.682Z | 358.485° N | 36.493° | 2026-06-22 13:34:35.682Z | 66.724° ENE |
| 7 mins | 2026-06-22 15:11:35.682Z | 301.985° NW | 2026-06-22 15:14:35.682Z | 17.67° NNE | 40.465° | 2026-06-22 15:18:35.682Z | 91.825° ESE |
| 8 mins | 2026-06-22 16:54:35.682Z | 282.595° WNW | 2026-06-22 16:57:35.682Z | 233.817° WSW | 37.453° | 2026-06-22 17:02:35.682Z | 137.507° SSE |
| 7 mins | 2026-06-23 10:40:35.682Z | 220.853° SW | 2026-06-23 10:43:35.682Z | 148.262° SSE | 40.371° | 2026-06-23 10:47:35.682Z | 73.303° E |
| 8 mins | 2026-06-23 12:23:35.682Z | 273.177° WNW | 2026-06-23 12:27:35.682Z | 8.404° NNE | 38.869° | 2026-06-23 12:31:35.682Z | 64.564° ENE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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