Event Time Altitude Azimuth Distance (km) Brightness Sun Altitude
Rises 23:13:30 0° 275° (West) 2,257 5.4 -25.0°
Reaches altitude 10° 23:15:48 10° 288° (WNW) 1,382 4.5 -25.3°
Enters Shadow 23:17:30 22° 314° (NW) 837 3.6 -25.4°
My final observation of the Chinese Space Station,
Tiangong II, before it's planned deorbit July, 2019.
Pass Details
Observation took place on 10 July 2019
The star map to the left is to be used as if you are looking up at the night sky with North (Polaris) behind you.
Date:  10 July 2019
Orbit:  185 x 376 km, 42.8° (Epoch: 19 July)
Ground Track
Epoch (UTC):
Eccentricity:
Inclination:
Perigee height:
Apogee height:
Right ascension of ascending node:
Argument of perigee:
Revolutions per day:
Mean anomaly at epoch:
Orbit number at epoch:
19 July 2019 06:45:31
0.0143359
42.7846°
185 km
376 km
135.0246°
272.5645°
15.97835923
218.4707°
16206
The orbit data was extracted from the following two-line orbital elements:

1   41765U   16057A   19200.28161137   .00235737   81559-5   15236-3   0   9993
2   41765   42.7846   135.0246   0143359   272.5645   218.4707   15.97835923162069
Specifications & Technical Data
Spacetrack catalog number:
COSPAR ID:
Name in Spacetrack catalog:
Orbit:
Category:
Country/organisation:
Mass:
Launch Date (UTC)
Launch Time (UTC):
Launch Site:
Launch Center:
Launch Vehicle:
41765
2019-057-A
TIANGONG-2
decayed July 19, 2019
Space station
China
8,600 kg
15 September 2016
14:04
Jiuquan Satellite
China
Long March 2FT1
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