XINGYUN-2 01

NORAD 45602· COSPAR 2020-028A· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO

Launch

Launched on May 12, 2020 from Launch Area 95A, China aboard a Kuaizhou 1A.

Kuaizhou 1A | Xingyun-2 01, 02 →

Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:18 UTC

Orbit class

SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)

Operator

Chinese Government

Country

China

Manufacturer

—

Launched

May 12, 2020

Mass

—

Apogee

539 km

Perigee

529 km

Inclination

97.49°

Period

1.59 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for XINGYUN-2 01 across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Stable

Change

-0.1 km

Rate

-0.01 km/day

Now

529 × 539 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 2020-028 (Kuaizhou 1A | Xingyun-2 01, 02).

XINGYUN-2 02 · 45603

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