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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

61196, 2024-170B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

14 hours ago

Origin

Beijing Guodian Gaoke Technology Co., Ltd. (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

Shanghai ASES

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLIGHTB, Unknown motor

Mass

40 kg wet, ~40 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-09-20 (10 months ago)

Launch vehicle

KUAIZHOU-1A

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.195 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 TIANQI 30
1 61196U 24170B   25198.15867507 -.00000082  00000-0  31359-4 0  9997
2 61196  44.8564 190.6333 0010072 304.0201  55.9672 13.98974491 42130

Epoch: 2025-07-17T03:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-17T03:48:29.526Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-161.71827°

Altitude

893.237 km

Speed

7.409 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 42m 31s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-23.73576°

Longitude

169.68618°

Altitude

896.347 km

Speed

7.408 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 37m 48s

Apparent Declination

-45° 28' 21"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

06:03:58

Azimuth

119.749° SE

Elevation

-42.189°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

906.219 km

Perigee altitude

891.56 km

Semi-major axis

7,277.026 km

Eccentricity

0.00101

Inclination

44.8564°

RAAN

190.6333°

Arg. of periapsis

304.0201°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

55.9672°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.49633 °/min

Orbital period

102.97 mins

BSTAR

0.000031359

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TIANQI 30 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
10 mins	2025-07-18 02:16:18.110Z	212.152° SW	2025-07-18 02:20:18.110Z	157.202° SSE	36.065°	2025-07-18 02:26:18.110Z	73.69° E
10 mins	2025-07-18 04:04:18.110Z	261.785° W	2025-07-18 04:09:18.110Z	9.111° NNE	42.791°	2025-07-18 04:14:18.110Z	66.206° ENE
10 mins	2025-07-18 05:53:18.110Z	290.672° WNW	2025-07-18 05:57:18.110Z	345.259° N	38.673°	2025-07-18 06:03:18.110Z	80.095° E
10 mins	2025-07-18 07:42:18.110Z	293.407° NW	2025-07-18 07:46:18.110Z	306.374° NW	44.863°	2025-07-18 07:52:18.110Z	113.962° SE
9 mins	2025-07-18 09:30:18.110Z	273.185° WNW	2025-07-18 09:34:18.110Z	222.516° SW	26.889°	2025-07-18 09:39:18.110Z	162.912° S

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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