TIANQI 20

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite TIANQI 20 at a glance.

Uptime

208

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.0

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

45.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for TIANQI 20.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: TIANQI 20

International designator: 2025-105D

Object number (NORAD): 64061

Object ID (CCSDS): 64061

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.925 minutes

Inclination: 44.9838 deg

SMA: 7275.127 km

Apoapsis: 904.226 km

Periapsis: 889.758 km

RAAN: 133.8148 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00099436

Argument of periapsis: 218.6869 deg

Mean anomaly: 141.3252 deg

Mean motion: 13.99077999 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000076 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00014049011 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 5:13 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 TIANQI 20

TLE line 1: 1 64061U 25105D 25346.21790538 .00000076 00000-0 14049-3 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 64061 44.9838 133.8148 0009944 218.6869 141.3252 13.99077999 29023

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite TIANQI 20.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

4 small satellites for LEO Internet of Things (IoT) communication purposes.

TIANQI 20 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.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Ceres-1S | Tianqi 16-18 & 20
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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Latest news about this satellite

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