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Launch Details
Launched 28 April 2021
Flight ended –
Status Operational
Categories Space stations
Assorted bright
Active satellites
Launch site Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, PRC
Owner People's Republic of China
NORAD ID 48274
COSPAR ID 2021-035A
Alternative names TIANHE
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 41.467°
Eccentricity 0.00071
RA ascending node 18.809 hr
Argument perigee 291.084°
Mean anomaly 68.924°
Orbital period 92.309 min
Epoch of osculation 30 Oct 2025, 00:56

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 390.1 km
Mean Altitude 394.9 km
Peak Altitude 399.7 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

CZ-5B R/B XW-4 OBJECT D OBJECT E

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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