HEAD-3E, 57630
Orbit data source: Space-Track
HEAD-3E, 57630 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: 22 hours ago
TLE from 22 hours ago
0 HEAD-3E
1 57630U 23121E 26172.53268747 .00000549 00000-0 13514-3 0 9995
2 57630 45.0032 266.1960 0008870 277.1304 82.8546 14.63873601152521Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:47Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:47:04.197Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
164.69692°
Altitude
679.92 km
Speed
7.519 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 44m 47s
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
21:32:35
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
688.521 km
Perigee altitude
675.995 km
Semi-major axis
7,060.395 km
Eccentricity
0.00089
Inclination
45.0032°
RAAN
266.196°
Arg. of periapsis
277.1304°
True anomaly
82.95547°
Mean anomaly
82.8546°
Eccentric anomaly
82.90503°
Mean motion
3.65847 °/min
Orbital period
98.4 mins
BSTAR
0.00013514
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Other satellites on launch #121 in the year 2023 (2023-08-14 UTC)
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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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| 8 mins | 2026-06-22 12:02:33.711Z | 285.888° WNW | 2026-06-22 12:06:33.711Z | 357.25° N | 35.96° | 2026-06-22 12:10:33.711Z | 67.944° E |
| 8 mins | 2026-06-22 13:46:33.711Z | 297.746° NW | 2026-06-22 13:50:33.711Z | 32.281° NE | 41.36° | 2026-06-22 13:54:33.711Z | 96.375° ESE |
| 7 mins | 2026-06-22 15:30:33.711Z | 276.675° WNW | 2026-06-22 15:33:33.711Z | 213.647° SW | 35.244° | 2026-06-22 15:37:33.711Z | 144.764° SSE |
| 4 mins | 2026-06-23 07:32:33.711Z | 155.001° SSE | 2026-06-23 07:33:33.711Z | 141.545° SSE | 14.403° | 2026-06-23 07:36:33.711Z | 102.843° ESE |
| 7 mins | 2026-06-23 09:13:33.711Z | 226.45° WSW | 2026-06-23 09:16:33.711Z | 155.886° SSE | 42.002° | 2026-06-23 09:20:33.711Z | 71.899° E |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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