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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 2026-10-22 00:28 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Nov 12, 2020
Mass
—
Apogee
35,803 km
Perigee
35,788 km
Inclination
0.69°
Period
23.94 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for TIANTONG-1 2 across 148 days of archived orbital elements (150 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Raising
Change
+1.8 km
Rate
+0.01 km/day
Now
35788 × 35803 km
357953580335787May 28Oct 24
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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