TIANMU-1 16

NORAD 58701· COSPAR 2024-004B· Active satellite· Weather· SSO

Launch

Launched on Jan 5, 2024 from Launch Area 95A, China aboard a Kuaizhou 1A.

Kuaizhou 1A | Tianmu-1 15-18 →

Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 23:01 UTC

Orbit class

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

Operator

China Meteorological Administration

Country

China

Manufacturer

CASC

Launched

Jan 5, 2024

Mass

—

Apogee

489 km

Perigee

484 km

Inclination

97.46°

Period

1.57 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for TIANMU-1 16 across 148 days of archived orbital elements (150 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Decaying

Change

-3.9 km

Rate

-0.03 km/day

Now

484 × 489 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 2024-004 (Kuaizhou 1A | Tianmu-1 15-18).

TIANMU-1 15 · 58700
TIANMU-1 17 · 58702
TIANMU-1 18 · 58703

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