CHUANGXIN 1 (CX-1)
Launch
Launched on Oct 21, 2003 from Launch Complex 7, China aboard a Long March 4B.
Long March 4B | Zi Yuan 1-2 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:44 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Oct 21, 2003
Mass
—
Apogee
742 km
Perigee
726 km
Inclination
98.50°
Period
1.66 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for CHUANGXIN 1 (CX-1) across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.0 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
726 × 742 km
Apogee Perigee
Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.
Launched with
One other catalogued object still in orbit from launch 2003-049 (Long March 4B | Zi Yuan 1-2).
- CZ-4B R/B · 28059
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