Key statistics
Satellite STTW-1 at a glance.
Uptime
14565
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
10.9
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for STTW-1.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: STTW-1
International designator: 1986-010A
Object number (NORAD): 16526
Object ID (CCSDS): 16526
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1435.988 minutes
Inclination: 10.8824 deg
SMA: 42162.601 km
Apoapsis: 35804.557 km
Periapsis: 35764.375 km
RAAN: 324.7273 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00047651
Argument of periapsis: 293.3471 deg
Mean anomaly: 241.4058 deg
Mean motion: 1.00279386 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000309 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 18, 2025, 2:19 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 17, 2025, 8:39 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 STTW-1
TLE line 1: 1 16526U 86010A 25351.86094795 -.00000309 00000-0 00000-0 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 16526 10.8824 324.7273 0004765 293.3471 241.4058 1.00279386153643
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite STTW-1.
Associated space launch
Chinese geostationary communications satellite
STTW-1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 3 | DFH-2A 1’, on board a Long March 3 space rocket.
The launch took place on Feb. 1, 1986, 12:37 p.m. from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1).
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Long March 3 | DFH-2A 1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Feb. 1, 1986, 12:37 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 3
Launch pad: Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Location: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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