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HEAD-3B, 57627

Orbit data source: Space-Track

HEAD-3B, 57627 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

57627, 2023-121B

Orbit

LEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

HEAD Aerospace Group (HEAD) (CN)

Manufacturer

IMI/CAS

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

WN100, Unknown motor

Mass

40 kg wet, 40 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-08-14 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

KUAIZHOU-1A

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.223 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 HEAD-3B
1 57627U 23121B   26172.53165939  .00000550  00000-0  14164-3 0  9994
2 57627  45.0032 283.5154 0006337 282.8324  77.1825 14.61594963152308

Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:45:35.371Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-177.6126°

Altitude

687.037 km

Speed

7.515 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 54m 03s

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

00:39:42

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

694.07 km

Perigee altitude

685.112 km

Semi-major axis

7,067.728 km

Eccentricity

0.00063

Inclination

45.0032°

RAAN

283.5154°

Arg. of periapsis

282.8324°

True anomaly

77.25332°

Mean anomaly

77.1825°

Eccentric anomaly

77.21791°

Mean motion

3.65278 °/min

Orbital period

98.56 mins

BSTAR

0.00014164

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HEAD-3B 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.
9 mins	2026-06-22 13:43:10.210Z	290.874° WNW	2026-06-22 13:47:10.210Z	352.967° N	35.836°	2026-06-22 13:52:10.210Z	77.236° E
8 mins	2026-06-22 15:28:10.210Z	296.082° NW	2026-06-22 15:31:10.210Z	1.833° NNE	44.636°	2026-06-22 15:36:10.210Z	110.23° ESE
6 mins	2026-06-22 17:12:10.210Z	259.886° W	2026-06-22 17:14:10.210Z	223.93° SW	25.69°	2026-06-22 17:18:10.210Z	162.701° S
6 mins	2026-06-23 09:14:10.210Z	177.17° S	2026-06-23 09:16:10.210Z	142.892° SSE	23.31°	2026-06-23 09:20:10.210Z	86.271° E
8 mins	2026-06-23 10:56:10.210Z	246.972° WSW	2026-06-23 10:59:10.210Z	263.241° W	44.726°	2026-06-23 11:04:10.210Z	66.414° ENE
7 mins	2026-06-23 12:40:10.210Z	290.003° WNW	2026-06-23 12:43:10.210Z	355.234° N	36.339°	2026-06-23 12:47:10.210Z	66.669° ENE

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HEAD-3B, 57627

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:45:35.371Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #121 in the year 2023 (2023-08-14 UTC)

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