XINGCHI-1 02A

NORAD 58496· COSPAR 2023-187A· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO

Launch

Launched on Dec 4, 2023 from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), China aboard a Long March 2C.

Long March 2C | MisrSat-2 →

Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:11 UTC

Orbit class

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

Operator

—

Country

Egypt

Manufacturer

—

Launched

Dec 4, 2023

Mass

—

Apogee

627 km

Perigee

612 km

Inclination

97.92°

Period

1.62 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for XINGCHI-1 02A 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

612 × 627 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

2 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2023-187 (Long March 2C | MisrSat-2).

MISRSAT-2 · 58497
XINGCHI-1 02B · 58498

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