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TIANWANG 1C (TW-1C)

DecayedPayloadLEO

TIANWANG 1C (TW-1C) is a China payload satellite, launched on September 25, 2015 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
September 25, 2015 at 01:41 AM UTC
Launch site
Jiuquan, China
Launched by
Long March 11 →
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
194 km
Periapsis
185 km
Inclination
97.02°
Orbital period
88.28 min

Spacecraft

Operator
China
Launch mass
2.9 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2015-051B
NORAD catalog №
40926
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Radar cross-section
0.051 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
February 27, 2021

End of mission

Last active / ended
February 27, 2021
Time in service
5.4 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed