Satellite · NORAD 55836 · COSPAR 2023-030A
TIANHUI 6A
- Operator People's Republic of China
- Constellation —
- Country China
Altitude now
892.8km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.41km/s
Inclination
99.01°
Period
102.8 min
102.8 min
Perigee
887km
Apogee
891km
orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 19:54 UTC (6.0 h old)· Metadata updated 9 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 10.498° S
- Longitude
- 60.073° E
- Altitude
- 892.8 km
- Velocity
- 7.406 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 19:54 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- PRC · People's Republic of China
- Country
- China CN
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 09 Mar 2023
- COSPAR launch id
- 2023-030
- Launch site
- Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 3
- CZ-4C DEB55837DebrisInactive
- TIANHUI 6B55839PayloadActive
- CZ-4C R/B55838Rocket bodyInactive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Code | ∅ → CN | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → PRC | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 9 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 16 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 12 Sept 2026 01:01 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Quality flags
- UNKNOWN_OPERATORactive payload without resolved operator11 Sept 2026
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 55836
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2023-030A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SXJCKRMG36V6VERSEXJ
- Canonical slug
- tianhui-6a-55836
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Unknown) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.