TIANQI 30, 61196
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TIANQI 30, 61196 is a payload satellite owned by Guodian Gaokeji (CN) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 20 Sep 2024 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
Shanghai ASES
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLIGHTB, Unknown motor
Mass
40 kg wet, ~40 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.3 m
Radar Cross Section
0.195 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 TIANQI 30
1 61196U 24170B 25304.27735020 .00000110 00000-0 16372-3 0 9991
2 61196 44.8581 77.5746 0008208 101.0283 259.1472 13.99030200 56990Epoch: 2025-10-31T06:39Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-31T06:39:23.057Z)
Latitude
0.00004°
Longitude
-62.09552°
Altitude
898.268 km
Speed
7.404 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 10m 17s
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
09:58:22
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
904.669 km
Perigee altitude
892.723 km
Semi-major axis
7,276.833 km
Eccentricity
0.00082
Inclination
44.8581°
RAAN
77.5746°
Arg. of periapsis
101.0283°
True anomaly
259.05484°
Mean anomaly
259.1472°
Eccentric anomaly
259.10102°
Mean motion
3.49647 °/min
Orbital period
102.96 mins
BSTAR
0.00016372
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Other satellites on launch #170 in the year 2024 (2024-09-20 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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| 11 mins | 2025-10-31 15:34:17.603Z | 285.81° WNW | 2025-10-31 15:40:17.603Z | 9.356° NNE | 38.971° | 2025-10-31 15:45:17.603Z | 78.509° E |
| 10 mins | 2025-10-31 17:24:17.603Z | 293.548° NW | 2025-10-31 17:29:17.603Z | 100.37° ESE | 44.304° | 2025-10-31 17:34:17.603Z | 112.864° SE |
| 8 mins | 2025-10-31 19:13:17.603Z | 268.783° W | 2025-10-31 19:16:17.603Z | 228.522° WSW | 27.083° | 2025-10-31 19:21:17.603Z | 163.601° S |
| 5 mins | 2025-11-01 10:14:17.603Z | 154.857° SSE | 2025-11-01 10:16:17.603Z | 133.114° SE | 14.696° | 2025-11-01 10:19:17.603Z | 102.035° ESE |
| 10 mins | 2025-11-01 11:59:17.603Z | 222.251° SW | 2025-11-01 12:03:17.603Z | 169.102° S | 39.931° | 2025-11-01 12:09:17.603Z | 71.426° E |
| 10 mins | 2025-11-01 13:47:17.603Z | 268.042° W | 2025-11-01 13:52:17.603Z | 355.197° N | 41.636° | 2025-11-01 13:57:17.603Z | 66.474° ENE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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