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TIANTONG-1 2

NORAD 46916· COSPAR 2020-082A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on Nov 12, 2020 from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), China aboard a Long March 3B/E.
Long March 3B | Tiantong-1-02
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 11:16 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
Launched
Nov 12, 2020
Mass
Apogee
35,799 km
Perigee
35,792 km
Inclination
0.71°
Period
23.94 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for TIANTONG-1 2 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Raising
Change
+1.2 km
Rate
+0.01 km/day
Now
35792 × 35799 km
357953580235787May 28Sep 9
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

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