Payload
TIANHUI 6B
OperationalPayloadLEO
TIANHUI 6B is a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC) payload satellite, launched on March 9, 2023 into LEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- March 9, 2023 at 10:41 PM UTC
- Launch site
- TAISC
- Launched by
- Long March 4C →
- Operator
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Mission
- Tianhui-6 A/B
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 890 km
- Periapsis
- 888 km
- Inclination
- 99.01°
- Orbital period
- 102.76 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC)
- Manufacturer
- China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)
- Users
- Government
- Launch mass
- 1,000 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,000 kg
- Detailed purpose
- Optical Imaging
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2023-030D
- NORAD catalog №
- 55839
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
China- Status
- Operational
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