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CHUANGXIN 16A (CX-16A)

NORAD 53586· COSPAR 2022-102A· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· LEO
Launch
Launched on Aug 23, 2022 from Mobile Launcher Pad, China aboard a Kuaizhou 1A.
Kuaizhou 1A | Chuangxin-16
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-07 03:59 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
Launched
Aug 23, 2022
Mass
Apogee
563 km
Perigee
556 km
Inclination
28.99°
Period
1.59 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for CHUANGXIN 16A (CX-16A) 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
556 × 563 km
559563556Aug 26Sep 9
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 2022-102 (Kuaizhou 1A | Chuangxin-16).

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