Key statistics
Satellite BEIJING 1 (TSINGHUA) at a glance.
Uptime
7253
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.6
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.3
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for BEIJING 1 (TSINGHUA).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: BEIJING 1 (TSINGHUA)
International designator: 2005-043A
Object number (NORAD): 28890
Object ID (CCSDS): 28890
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 98.413 minutes
Inclination: 98.2535 deg
SMA: 7060.91 km
Apoapsis: 694.024 km
Periapsis: 671.527 km
RAAN: 14.6284 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00159304
Argument of periapsis: 96.0864 deg
Mean anomaly: 264.2153 deg
Mean motion: 14.63227016 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000693 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00014371413 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 4, 2025, 6:38 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 BEIJING 1 (TSINGHUA)
TLE line 1: 1 28890U 05043A 25247.27685517 .00000693 00000-0 14371-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 28890 98.2535 14.6284 0015930 96.0864 264.2153 14.63227016 58836
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite BEIJING 1 (TSINGHUA).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Civilian surveillance satellite.
BEIJING 1 (TSINGHUA) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Beijing-1’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 27, 2005, 6:52 a.m. from 132/1 (132L).
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Kosmos-3M | Beijing-1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 27, 2005, 6:52 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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