Tianhui 1-03

40988. Tianhui 1-03 was launched on October 26, 2015 aboard a Chang Zheng 2D from Jiuquan. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Sep 25, 2025).

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Identity

Name in GCAT: Tianhui 1-03
Payload designation: Tianhui 1 hao 03 xing
International designator: 2015-061A
NORAD catalog number: 40988
GCAT identifier: S40988
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/789

Mission

Mission type: Optical imaging
Use: Civil government
Program: TH-1
Owner: G. Cehui dili
Country: China
Builder: Spaceflight East Is Red Satellite Co
Platform (bus): CAST-2000?

Launch

Date: October 26, 2015 · 07:10 UTC
Launch record: 2015-061Success
Rocket: Chang Zheng 2D
Spaceport: Jiuquan · pad LC603

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 489 km
Apogee: 500 km
Inclination: 97.36°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: September 25, 2025
Last known active: Feb 6, 2023
End of operations: Feb 6, 2023

Size

Mass: 1,000 kg
Dry mass: 1,000 kg
Length: 1.0 m
Diameter: 1.00 m
Span: 3.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q21405970 (CC0).