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TIANLIAN 1-05

NORAD 49011· COSPAR 2021-063A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on Jul 6, 2021 from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), China aboard a Long March 3C/E.
Long March 3C/E | Tianlian 1-05
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 12:28 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Country
China
Manufacturer
China Academy of Space Technology
Launched
Jul 6, 2021
Mass
Apogee
35,809 km
Perigee
35,780 km
Inclination
1.80°
Period
23.94 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for TIANLIAN 1-05 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
+0.2 km
Rate
+0.00 km/day
Now
35780 × 35809 km
357943580935780May 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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