Launch Date
November 12, 2020
Launch Site
XICLF
Launch Pad
LC2
Launch Vehicle
Chang Zheng 3B
NORAD ID
46916
International Designator
2020-082A
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:47:37 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
0.77°
Right Ascension
329.89°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
123.57°
Period
1436.07 min
Mean Motion
1.00 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
TIANTONG-1 2
Alternative Name
Tiantong-1 02 xing
Type
Status
Owner
CAST
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 46916U 20082A 26185.03307243 -.00000343 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993
2 46916 0.7703 329.8941 0001740 123.5733 325.4420 1.00273344 20823
Source: Celestrak
Length
5
Diameter
2.5
Span
30
Dry Mass
2500
Launch Mass
5200
Shape
Box + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Tiantong-1-02
Purpose
Communications ?
Mission
Communications ?
Manufacturer
CAST
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
DFH-4
Configuration
DFH-4 Bus ?
Motor
DFH-4 LAE
Equipment
S-band mobile payload
Power System
2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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