● ORBIT ING-NOW

ZIYUAN

NORAD 38038 · COSPAR 2011-079A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #77901 @ 760 x 768 km x 98.3917 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-01 23:34 UTC · 9.1 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
Trend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// onowactive
ZIYUAN 1-02C (ZY 1-02C)
1 38038U 11079A 26305.98236624 .00000061 00000-0 34107-4 0 09992
2 38038 98.3917 10.3047 0005247 251.4851 282.5983 14.38299901779017
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
December 22nd 2011
Spacecraft age
14 years, 10 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
China Centre for Resources Satellite Data and Application (CRESDA)
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Taiyuan Launch Center
Launch vehicle
Long March 4B
Contractor
China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)
Launch mass
1,500 kg
Power
—

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
98.3917°
Period
100.12 min
Perigee
760 km
Apogee
768 km
Eccentricity
0.0005247
RAAN
10.3047°
Arg of Perigee
251.4851°
Mean Motion
14.38299901 rev/d