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NAXING 1, 28221

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NAXING 1, 28221 is a payload satellite owned by CASC (CN) in SSO that was launched on Sun, 18 Apr 2004 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2C launch vehicle from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

28221, 2004-012B

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

16 hours ago

Origin

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

Tsinghua

Mission

Civil Technology

Bus & Motor

NX, Unknown motor

Mass

25 kg wet, 25 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2004-04-18 (21 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 2C

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.060 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 16 hours ago

0 NAXING 1
1 28221U 04012B   25174.89607356  .00001826  00000-0  13775-3 0  9998
2 28221  98.0247 184.0770 0010546 210.5534 149.5077 15.03752879153368

Epoch: 2025-06-23T21:30Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-23T21:30:20.755Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-50.80925°

Altitude

564.691 km

Speed

7.575 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 16m 18s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

61.18212°

Longitude

144.66809°

Altitude

565.832 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 56m 31s

Apparent Declination

52° 06' 58"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:11:22

Azimuth

2.28° NNE

Elevation

2.089°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

559.66 km

Perigee altitude

545.042 km

Semi-major axis

6,930.488 km

Eccentricity

0.00105

Inclination

98.0247°

RAAN

184.077°

Arg. of periapsis

210.5534°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

149.5077°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.76181 °/min

Orbital period

95.7 mins

BSTAR

0.00013775

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Other satellites on launch #12 in the year 2004 (2004-04-18 UTC)

TANSUO 1, 28220

CZ-2C R/B, 28222

CZ-2C DEB, 28223 (Decayed)

CZ-2C DEB, 28224 (Decayed)

CZ-2C DEB, 28225 (Decayed)

CZ-2C DEB, 28226 (Decayed)

CZ-2C DEB, 28227 (Decayed)

CZ-2C DEB, 28232 (Decayed)

CZ-2C DEB, 28233 (Decayed)

CZ-2C DEB, 35417 (Decayed)

NAXING 1 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
6 mins	2025-06-24 14:01:55.985Z	354.013° N	2025-06-24 14:04:55.985Z	301.716° NW	30.516°	2025-06-24 14:07:55.985Z	227.901° WSW
5 mins	2025-06-25 00:47:55.985Z	180.677° SSW	2025-06-25 00:49:55.985Z	259.704° W	43.127°	2025-06-25 00:52:55.985Z	340.119° N

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