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ZHIHUI TIANWANG-1 01A, 59705

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ZHIHUI TIANWANG-1 01A, 59705 is a Chinese payload satellite in MEO that was launched on Thu, 09 May 2024 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 3B 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

59705, 2024-087A

Orbit

MEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Tsing Shen (CN)

Manufacturer

SAST

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

ZHTW, LAE?

Mass

~2,000 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-05-09 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 3B

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 10.0 m

Radar Cross Section

17.671 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 ZHIHUI TIANWANG-1 01A
1 59705U 24087A   26220.97788403  .00000008  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 59705  53.1291 168.4076 0028370 205.2463 154.5861  2.00562566 16361

Epoch: 2026-08-08T23:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-08T23:28:09.180Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-141.11984°

Altitude

20,250.672 km

Speed

3.864 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 13m 35s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

19:07:17

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

20,257.737 km

Perigee altitude

20,107.033 km

Semi-major axis

26,560.522 km

Eccentricity

0.00284

Inclination

53.1291°

RAAN

168.4076°

Arg. of periapsis

205.2463°

True anomaly

154.72517°

Mean anomaly

154.5861°

Eccentric anomaly

154.65568°

Mean motion

0.5014 °/min

Orbital period

717.98 mins

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Other satellites on launch #87 in the year 2024 (2024-05-09 UTC)

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ZHIHUI TIANWANG-1 01A 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.
39 mins	2026-08-10 04:53:00.471Z	106.028° ESE	2026-08-10 04:53:00.471Z	106.028° ESE	22.014°	2026-08-10 05:32:00.471Z	117.331° SE
372 mins	2026-08-10 22:41:00.471Z	220.818° SW	2026-08-11 01:53:00.471Z	340.395° N	43.909°	2026-08-11 04:53:00.471Z	107.328° ESE

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ZHIHUI TIANWANG-1 01A, 59705

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-08T23:28:09.180Z)

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