Key statistics
Satellite TIANQI 17 at a glance.
Uptime
155
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 17.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: TIANQI 17
International designator: 2025-105B
Object number (NORAD): 64059
Object ID (CCSDS): 64059
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.928 minutes
Inclination: 44.982 deg
SMA: 7275.285 km
Apoapsis: 904.31 km
Periapsis: 889.989 km
RAAN: 6.1777 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00098422
Argument of periapsis: 323.8044 deg
Mean anomaly: 36.2122 deg
Mean motion: 13.99032431 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000372 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00034368066 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 21, 2025, 3:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 20, 2025, 10:18 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 TIANQI 17
TLE line 1: 1 64059U 25105B 25293.92930803 .00000372 00000-0 34368-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 64059 44.9820 6.1777 0009842 323.8044 36.2122 13.99032431 21697
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite TIANQI 17.
In-orbit conjunctions
There are no conjunctions computed for TIANQI 17, 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 17 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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