TIANMU-1 13

NORAD 58647· COSPAR 2023-205C· Active satellite· Weather· SSO

Launch

Launched on Dec 25, 2023 from Launch Area 95A, China aboard a Kuaizhou 1A.

Kuaizhou 1A | Tianmu-1 11-14 →

Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:23 UTC

Orbit class

SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)

Operator

China Meteorological Administration

Country

China

Manufacturer

CASC

Launched

Dec 25, 2023

Mass

—

Apogee

493 km

Perigee

483 km

Inclination

97.35°

Period

1.57 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for TIANMU-1 13 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Decaying

Change

-2.4 km

Rate

-0.02 km/day

Now

483 × 493 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.

Launched with

3 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2023-205 (Kuaizhou 1A | Tianmu-1 11-14).

TIANMU-1 11 · 58645
TIANMU-1 12 · 58646
TIANMU-1 14 · 58648

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