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Tiantong-1 1

Communications satellite. Tiantong-1 1 was launched on August 5, 2016 aboard a Chang Zheng 3B from Xichang. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2016-048ANORAD 41725China

Identity

Name in GCAT
Tiantong-1 01 xing
Common name
Tiantong-1 1
Payload designation
Tiantong-1-01
International designator
2016-048A
NORAD catalog number
41725
GCAT identifier
S41725
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/898

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Civil government
Program
Tiantong
Owner
CAST
Country
China
Builder
Chinese Academy of Space Technology, Beijing (CASC 5th Acad)
Platform (bus)
DFH-4

Launch

Date
August 5, 2016 · 16:22 UTC
Launch record
2016-048Success
Spaceport
Xichang · pad LC3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/I
Perigee
35,772 km
Apogee
35,799 km
Inclination
4.94°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 24, 2023

Size

Mass
5,200 kg
Dry mass
2,500 kg
Length
5.0 m
Diameter
2.50 m
Span
30.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q28668960 (CC0).