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HULIANWANG DIGUI-18, 62978

Orbit data source: Space-Track

HULIANWANG DIGUI-18, 62978 is a payload satellite owned by Zhongguo Xingwang (CN) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 11 Feb 2025 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 8A 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
62978, 2025-030H
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
11 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
CAST
Mission
Operational Civil Communications
Bus & Motor
HWHD, Unknown motor
Mass
~800 kg wet, ~800 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2025-02-11 (5 months ago)
Launch vehicle
CHANG ZHENG 8A
Launch site
Wenchang Satellite Launch Center (WSC)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 10 m
Radar Cross Section
5.935 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago
0 HULIANWANG DIGUI-18
1 62978U 25030H   25181.93921413 -.00000098  00000-0  56682-4 0  9990
2 62978  50.0078  55.2311 0000436 130.2246 229.8665 13.29332667 19147
Epoch: 2025-06-30T22:32Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T22:32:28.1Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
157.8722°
Altitude
1,150 km
Speed
7.279 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 40m 55s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
36.02753°
Longitude
-166.41159°
Altitude
1,151.718 km
Speed
7.282 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
07h 28m 29s
Apparent Declination
1° 55' 12"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:15:19
Azimuth
36.888° NE
Elevation
-41.549°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,150.314 km
Perigee altitude
1,149.657 km
Semi-major axis
7,528.123 km
Eccentricity
0.00004
Inclination
50.0078°
RAAN
55.2311°
Arg. of periapsis
130.2246°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
229.8665°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.32287 °/min
Orbital period
108.34 mins
BSTAR
0.000056682
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HULIANWANG DIGUI-18 Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
10 mins2025-07-01 16:42:00.886Z173.646° S2025-07-01 16:47:00.886Z127.88° SE21.624°2025-07-01 16:52:00.886Z81.084° E
13 mins2025-07-01 18:34:00.886Z230.788° WSW2025-07-01 18:40:00.886Z150.017° SSE44.9°2025-07-01 18:47:00.886Z56.814° ENE
12 mins2025-07-01 20:29:00.886Z280.123° WNW2025-07-01 20:34:00.886Z338.469° N34.726°2025-07-01 20:41:00.886Z55.491° ENE
12 mins2025-07-01 22:24:00.886Z306.457° NW2025-07-01 22:29:00.886Z1.468° NNE32.542°2025-07-01 22:36:00.886Z76.5° E
13 mins2025-07-02 00:18:00.886Z306.696° NW2025-07-02 00:24:00.886Z33.131° NE44.04°2025-07-02 00:31:00.886Z116.65° SE
11 mins2025-07-02 02:12:00.886Z285.361° WNW2025-07-02 02:17:00.886Z233.274° WSW29.236°2025-07-02 02:23:00.886Z170.529° S
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