Official name TIANPING 1A
Alternative name Tianping-1A
Cospar ID 2018-094C
Norad ID 43712
Launch date 2018-11-19
Launch site JSC
Launch vehicle CZ-2D (2)
Country/Organization China
Type application Technology
RCS size MEDIUM
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 92.21
Inclination (deg) 97.35
Perigee (km) 381
Apogee (km) 385
Eccentricity 0.00522193211488251
Mean motion (revs. per day) 15.6165274915953
Semi-Major axis (km) 6761.135
Raan (deg) 185.7334
Arg of perigee (deg) 241.7013
Shape Box + 2 Pan
Mass (kg) 10
Height (m) 0.3
Width (m) 0.1
Depth (m) 0.1
Span (m^2) 0.5

Tianping 1A and Tianping 1B are experimental Chinese satellites for ground equipment calibration purposes.

the satellites are based on the Pina satellite platform. The TP-1A satellite provides a radar calibration target (?), and the TP-1B provides calibration services for responsive control equipment.

Both were launched in 2018 on a CZ-2D (2) rocket.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
TIANPING 1A 2018-094C 2018-11-19 JSC CZ-2D (2) with SY 6-01, Jiading 1, Tianzhi 1, Tianping 1B
TIANPING 1B 2018-094E 2018-11-19 JSC CZ-2D (2) with Shiyan 6-01, Jiading 1, Tianzhi 1, Tianping 1B