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ZHUHAI-1 OVS-02

NORAD 43440· COSPAR 2018-040B· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO
Launch
Launched on Apr 26, 2018 from Launch Area 95A, China aboard a Long March 11.
Long March 11 | Zhuhai-1-02 →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 23:20 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Apr 26, 2018
Mass
—
Apogee
494 km
Perigee
488 km
Inclination
97.04°
Period
1.57 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for ZHUHAI-1 OVS-02 across 59 days of archived orbital elements (60 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Decaying
Change
-1.6 km
Rate
-0.03 km/day
Now
488 × 494 km
491495488Aug 26Oct 24
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 2018-040 (Long March 11 | Zhuhai-1-02).

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