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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

17 hours 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 (3 weeks 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 17 hours ago

0 TIANZHOU-9
1 64786U 25149A   25216.91215713  .00021763  00000-0  29098-3 0  9997
2 64786  41.4650  85.3842 0004649  67.1096 293.0232 15.57510445  2690

Epoch: 2025-08-04T21:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-04T21:53:30.376Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

163.29481°

Altitude

393.234 km

Speed

7.677 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 41m 32s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

24.59785°

Longitude

-170.01075°

Altitude

391.781 km

Speed

7.681 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 59m 03s

Apparent Declination

-18° 30' 07"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:56:17

Azimuth

103.978° ESE

Elevation

-12.263°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

400.245 km

Perigee altitude

393.946 km

Semi-major axis

6,775.232 km

Eccentricity

0.00046

Inclination

41.465°

RAAN

85.3842°

Arg. of periapsis

67.1096°

True anomaly

292.97416°

Mean anomaly

293.0232°

Eccentric anomaly

292.99868°

Mean motion

3.89186 °/min

Orbital period

92.5 mins

BSTAR

0.00029098

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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.
4 mins	2025-08-05 19:43:06.184Z	243.001° WSW	2025-08-05 19:44:06.184Z	222.049° SW	41.104°	2025-08-05 19:47:06.184Z	79.443° E
4 mins	2025-08-05 21:20:06.184Z	285.676° WNW	2025-08-05 21:22:06.184Z	45.996° ENE	39.206°	2025-08-05 21:24:06.184Z	80.754° E
4 mins	2025-08-05 22:57:06.184Z	276.445° WNW	2025-08-05 22:59:06.184Z	151.981° SSE	41.726°	2025-08-05 23:01:06.184Z	115.303° SE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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