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HEAD-3C, 57628

Orbit data source: Space-Track

HEAD-3C, 57628 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

57628, 2023-121C

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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Last TLE update: 21 hours ago

TLE from 21 hours ago

0 HEAD-3C
1 57628U 23121C   26172.55349510  .00000545  00000-0  13871-3 0  9994
2 57628  45.0000 277.8050 0006884 284.1020  75.9072 14.62270555152376

Epoch: 2026-06-21T13:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T13:17:01.976Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

168.7946°

Altitude

684.67 km

Speed

7.516 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 31m 13s

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

21:28:25

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

692.279 km

Perigee altitude

682.551 km

Semi-major axis

7,065.552 km

Eccentricity

0.00069

Inclination

45°

RAAN

277.805°

Arg. of periapsis

284.102°

True anomaly

75.98373°

Mean anomaly

75.9072°

Eccentric anomaly

75.94546°

Mean motion

3.65447 °/min

Orbital period

98.51 mins

BSTAR

0.00013871

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HEAD-3C 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 10:49:25.047Z	243.253° WSW	2026-06-22 10:53:25.047Z	201.644° SSW	44.903°	2026-06-22 10:58:25.047Z	67.006° ENE
7 mins	2026-06-22 12:34:25.047Z	289.707° WNW	2026-06-22 12:37:25.047Z	2.245° NNE	36.519°	2026-06-22 12:41:25.047Z	66.711° ENE
8 mins	2026-06-22 14:17:25.047Z	298.109° NW	2026-06-22 14:21:25.047Z	28.745° NE	39.638°	2026-06-22 14:25:25.047Z	91.064° ESE
7 mins	2026-06-22 16:01:25.047Z	282.177° WNW	2026-06-22 16:04:25.047Z	220.584° SW	39.236°	2026-06-22 16:08:25.047Z	137.625° SSE
8 mins	2026-06-23 09:45:25.047Z	219.99° SW	2026-06-23 09:48:25.047Z	170.595° S	38.121°	2026-06-23 09:53:25.047Z	72.754° E

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HEAD-3C, 57628

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 21 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T13:17:01.976Z)

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Orbital elements

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

HEAD-3C Visibility forecast

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