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TIANZHOU-9, 64786

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TIANZHOU-9, 64786 is a payload satellite owned by ZZHGB (CN) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 14 Jul 2025 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

64786, 2025-149A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

CMSEO (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

CAST

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

TIANZHOU, Unknown motor

Mass

13,200 kg wet, 6,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-07-14 (4 days ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 7

Launch site

Wenchang Satellite Launch Center (WSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

RCS unknown

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 TIANZHOU-9
1 64786U 25149A   25197.47797441  .00008474  00000-0  11927-3 0  9995
2 64786  41.4640 203.0052 0008464 289.6738  70.3185 15.56764828240720

Epoch: 2025-07-16T11:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-16T11:28:16.989Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

96.37679°

Altitude

394.7 km

Speed

7.677 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 32m 01s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

13.38055°

Longitude

105.28275°

Altitude

395.09 km

Speed

7.677 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 15m 28s

Apparent Declination

-12° 20' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:26:00

Azimuth

5.548° NNE

Elevation

-62.333°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

404.994 km

Perigee altitude

393.521 km

Semi-major axis

6,777.394 km

Eccentricity

0.00085

Inclination

41.464°

RAAN

203.0052°

Arg. of periapsis

289.6738°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

70.3185°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.88999 °/min

Orbital period

92.55 mins

BSTAR

0.00011927

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CZ-7 DEB, 64789

TIANZHOU-9 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.
5 mins	2025-07-18 03:43:56.245Z	224.906° SW	2025-07-18 03:46:56.245Z	131.783° SE	31.877°	2025-07-18 03:48:56.245Z	88.623° E
4 mins	2025-07-18 05:21:56.245Z	273.351° WNW	2025-07-18 05:23:56.245Z	45.244° ENE	41.137°	2025-07-18 05:25:56.245Z	75.942° E
5 mins	2025-07-18 06:58:56.245Z	285.479° WNW	2025-07-18 07:00:56.245Z	48.316° ENE	44.03°	2025-07-18 07:03:56.245Z	97.097° ESE
4 mins	2025-07-18 08:35:56.245Z	260.24° W	2025-07-18 08:37:56.245Z	199.248° SSW	28.354°	2025-07-18 08:39:56.245Z	147.682° SSE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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