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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
SAST
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
ZHTW, LAE?
Mass
~2,000 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 10.0 m
Radar Cross Section
17.671 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 ZHIHUI TIANWANG-1 01A
1 59705U 24087A 26281.30599228 .00000016 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991
2 59705 53.1272 165.9214 0029492 202.3146 157.6330 2.00561750 17571Epoch: 2026-10-08T07:20Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-08T07:20:37.732Z)
Latitude
0°
Longitude
38.8296°
Altitude
20,255.097 km
Speed
3.863 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 03m 43s
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
22:26:46
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
20,260.79 km
Perigee altitude
20,104.125 km
Semi-major axis
26,560.594 km
Eccentricity
0.00295
Inclination
53.1272°
RAAN
165.9214°
Arg. of periapsis
202.3146°
True anomaly
157.76117°
Mean anomaly
157.633°
Eccentric anomaly
157.69713°
Mean motion
0.5014 °/min
Orbital period
717.99 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #87 in the year 2024 (2024-05-09 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.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. |
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| 409 mins | 2026-10-10 18:30:06.572Z | 220.671° SW | 2026-10-10 21:43:06.572Z | 339.567° N | 74.231° | 2026-10-11 01:19:06.572Z | 117.547° SE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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