TIANZHOU-9, 64786 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TIANZHOU-9, 64786 was 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
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, 14.5 m
Radar Cross Section
25.688 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 month ago
TLE from 1 month ago
0 TIANZHOU-9
1 64786U 25149A 26127.53402356 .00004852 00000-0 54733-4 0 9993
2 64786 41.4575 209.3432 0009635 313.6562 46.3478 15.63402594286693Epoch: 2026-05-07T12:48Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-07T12:48:59.635Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
151.71589°
Altitude
372.945 km
Speed
7.69 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 57m 22s
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
07:18:49
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
386.586 km
Perigee altitude
373.563 km
Semi-major axis
6,758.211 km
Eccentricity
0.00096
Inclination
41.4575°
RAAN
209.3432°
Arg. of periapsis
313.6562°
True anomaly
46.42775°
Mean anomaly
46.3478°
Eccentric anomaly
46.38777°
Mean motion
3.90657 °/min
Orbital period
92.15 mins
BSTAR
0.000054733
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Other satellites on launch #149 in the year 2025 (2025-07-14 UTC)
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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 | 2026-06-21 12:11:03.644Z | 223.217° SW | 2026-06-21 12:14:03.644Z | 137.528° SSE | 30.26° | 2026-06-21 12:16:03.644Z | 90.568° ESE |
| 4 mins | 2026-06-21 13:49:03.644Z | 274.145° WNW | 2026-06-21 13:50:03.644Z | 312.522° NW | 42.825° | 2026-06-21 13:53:03.644Z | 76.86° E |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-21 15:25:03.644Z | 285.223° WNW | 2026-06-21 15:27:03.644Z | 6.236° NNE | 44.001° | 2026-06-21 15:30:03.644Z | 95.102° ESE |
| 4 mins | 2026-06-21 17:02:03.644Z | 257.809° W | 2026-06-21 17:04:03.644Z | 185.24° SSW | 28.385° | 2026-06-21 17:06:03.644Z | 141.343° SSE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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