TIANZHOU 8, 61983 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TIANZHOU 8, 61983 was a payload satellite owned by ZZHGB (CN) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 15 Nov 2024 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 7 launch vehicle from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center (WSC). 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
Last TLE update
14 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
CAST
Mission
Decayed Civil Spaceship
Bus & Motor
TIANZHOU, Unknown motor
Mass
13,200 kg wet, 6,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Step Cyl + 2 Pan, 9 m
Radar Cross Section
25.688 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 14 hours ago
0 TIANZHOU 8
1 61983U 24211A 25192.41105517 .00007803 00000-0 10550-3 0 9992
2 61983 41.4628 233.6750 0013882 263.9553 95.9703 15.57875702237175Epoch: 2025-07-11T09:51Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T09:51:55.166Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
156.13175°
Altitude
394.396 km
Speed
7.675 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 34m 41s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
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TIANZHOU 8 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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| 4 mins | 2025-07-12 06:05:05.148Z | 206.835° SW | 2025-07-12 06:07:05.148Z | 157.713° S | 25.465° | 2025-07-12 06:09:05.148Z | 102.089° ESE |
| 5 mins | 2025-07-12 07:42:05.148Z | 260.925° W | 2025-07-12 07:44:05.148Z | 337.137° NNW | 44.819° | 2025-07-12 07:47:05.148Z | 76.984° E |
| 5 mins | 2025-07-12 09:19:05.148Z | 284.428° WNW | 2025-07-12 09:21:05.148Z | 336.691° NNW | 42.351° | 2025-07-12 09:24:05.148Z | 88.783° E |
| 4 mins | 2025-07-12 10:57:05.148Z | 258.526° W | 2025-07-12 10:58:05.148Z | 217.742° SW | 35.992° | 2025-07-12 11:01:05.148Z | 128.613° SE |
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