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TIANTONG-1 3

NORAD 47321· COSPAR 2021-003A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on Jan 19, 2021 from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), China aboard a Long March 3B/E.
Long March 3B/E | Tiantong-1-03
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 11:04 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
Launched
Jan 19, 2021
Mass
Apogee
35,810 km
Perigee
35,781 km
Inclination
1.71°
Period
23.94 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for TIANTONG-1 3 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.0 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
35781 × 35810 km
357953581135779May 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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