Space & Earth Science
NORAD ID: 36985
Int'l Code: 2010-040A
Perigee: 492.7 km
Apogee: 512.9 km
Inclination: 97.4 °
Period: 94.5 minutes
Semi major axis: 6873 km
Launch date: August 24, 2010
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Comments: TIANHUI 1 is a Chinese mapping satellite deployed on a trajectory over Earth's poles with an inclination of approximately 97 degrees. Authorities will use Tianhui 1 for scientific research, mapping and land resource surveys to help promote economic development, according to a statement on the Chinese Ministry of Defense website.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 36985U 10040A 13144.20160948 .00006572 00000-0 27856-3 0 834
2 36985 097.4349 263.6548 0014698 011.2909 080.5733 15.23378507152839
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for TIANHUI 1
