TIANMU-1 18

NORAD 58703· COSPAR 2024-004D· 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 2026-09-08 14:18 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

492 km

Perigee

483 km

Inclination

97.47°

Period

1.57 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for TIANMU-1 18 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Decaying

Change

-1.9 km

Rate

-0.02 km/day

Now

483 × 492 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 16 · 58701
TIANMU-1 17 · 58702

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