Satellites

Payload

TIANGE 1

DecayedPayloadLEO

TIANGE 1 is a China payload satellite, launched on June 25, 2016 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
June 25, 2016 at 12:00 PM UTC
Launch site
Wenchang, China
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Mission
Development Flight 1

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
173 km
Periapsis
165 km
Inclination
40.76°
Orbital period
87.87 min

Spacecraft

Operator
China
Launch mass
5 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2016-042L
NORAD catalog №
41636
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Radar cross-section
0.257 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
August 27, 2016

End of mission

Last active / ended
August 27, 2016
Time in service
63 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed