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
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
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, 4.5 m
Radar Cross Section
25.688 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 3 months ago
0 TIANZHOU 8
1 61983U 24211A 25206.77939449 .00019974 00000-0 27208-3 0 9996
2 61983 41.4648 146.7273 0006813 346.9724 13.0936 15.57038616237173Epoch: 2025-07-25T18:42Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-25T18:42:19.683Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
-77.58029°
Altitude
391.338 km
Speed
7.68 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 46m 54s
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
09:30:48
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
403.08 km
Perigee altitude
393.846 km
Semi-major axis
6,776.6 km
Eccentricity
0.00068
Inclination
41.4648°
RAAN
146.7273°
Arg. of periapsis
346.9724°
True anomaly
13.1113°
Mean anomaly
13.0936°
Eccentric anomaly
13.10245°
Mean motion
3.89068 °/min
Orbital period
92.53 mins
BSTAR
0.00027208
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Other satellites on launch #211 in the year 2024 (2024-11-15 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.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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| 5 mins | 2025-11-05 23:21:08.843Z | 218.885° SW | 2025-11-05 23:24:08.843Z | 142.211° SSE | 27.59° | 2025-11-05 23:26:08.843Z | 93.758° ESE |
| 4 mins | 2025-11-06 00:59:08.843Z | 268.074° W | 2025-11-06 01:00:08.843Z | 286.51° WNW | 41.537° | 2025-11-06 01:03:08.843Z | 76.339° E |
| 4 mins | 2025-11-06 02:36:08.843Z | 289.858° WNW | 2025-11-06 02:37:08.843Z | 319.678° NNW | 41.601° | 2025-11-06 02:40:08.843Z | 91.466° ESE |
| 4 mins | 2025-11-06 04:13:08.843Z | 250.373° W | 2025-11-06 04:14:08.843Z | 207.404° SW | 32.6° | 2025-11-06 04:17:08.843Z | 132.722° SE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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