CSS (MENGTIAN)
NORAD 54216· COSPAR 2022-143A· ISS / Science· LEO
Launch
Launched on Oct 31, 2022 from 101, China aboard a Long March 5B.
Long March 5B | Mengtian →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 22:48 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Oct 31, 2022
Mass
—
Apogee
400 km
Perigee
396 km
Inclination
41.47°
Period
1.54 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for CSS (MENGTIAN) across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
+0.6 km
Rate
+0.01 km/day
Now
396 × 400 km
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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