CHUANGXIN 1-02 (CX-1-02)
Launch
Launched on Nov 5, 2008 from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), China aboard a Long March 2D.
Long March 2D | Shiyan Weixing 3 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:56 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Nov 5, 2008
Mass
—
Apogee
805 km
Perigee
786 km
Inclination
98.61°
Period
1.68 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for CHUANGXIN 1-02 (CX-1-02) 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
786 × 805 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 2008-056 (Long March 2D | Shiyan Weixing 3).
- SHIYAN-3 (SY-3) · 33433
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