Key statistics
Satellite TIANQI 16 at a glance.
Uptime
208
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
45.0
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for TIANQI 16.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: TIANQI 16
International designator: 2025-105A
Object number (NORAD): 64058
Object ID (CCSDS): 64058
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.926 minutes
Inclination: 44.9822 deg
SMA: 7275.175 km
Apoapsis: 905.239 km
Periapsis: 888.841 km
RAAN: 135.9173 deg
Eccentricy: 0.001127
Argument of periapsis: 211.8373 deg
Mean anomaly: 148.1779 deg
Mean motion: 13.9906398 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000102 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00015796 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 7:49 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 TIANQI 16
TLE line 1: 1 64058U 25105A 25345.82608461 .00000102 00000-0 15796-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 64058 44.9822 135.9173 0011270 211.8373 148.1779 13.99063980 28958
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite TIANQI 16.
In-orbit conjunctions
There are no conjunctions computed for TIANQI 16, at the moment. Check back to stay up to date, as we update our databases every day.
Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
4 small satellites for LEO Internet of Things (IoT) communication purposes.
TIANQI 16 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ceres-1S | Tianqi 16-18 & 20’, on board a Ceres-1S space rocket.
The launch took place on May 19, 2025, 7:38 a.m. from Oriental Spaceport mobile launch ship.
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Ceres-1S | Tianqi 16-18 & 20
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 19, 2025, 7:38 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Ceres-1S
Launch pad: Oriental Spaceport mobile launch ship
Location: Sea Launch
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