HXMT, 42758
Orbit data source: Space-Track
HXMT, 42758 is a payload satellite owned by CNSA (CN) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 15 Jun 2017 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4B launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). 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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
CAST
Mission
Operational Civil Astronomy
Bus & Motor
ZY, Unknown motor
Mass
3,000 kg wet, ~2,900 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 5.0 m
Radar Cross Section
10.304 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago
TLE from 9 hours ago
0 HXMT
1 42758U 17034A 25243.30809090 .00010060 00000-0 54073-3 0 9995
2 42758 43.0153 352.8462 0032703 114.2062 246.2208 15.14551083453644Epoch: 2025-08-31T07:23Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-31T07:23:39.053Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
-97.79648°
Altitude
531.28 km
Speed
7.594 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 31m 23s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
07:44:45
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
546.846 km
Perigee altitude
501.7 km
Semi-major axis
6,902.41 km
Eccentricity
0.00327
Inclination
43.0153°
RAAN
352.8462°
Arg. of periapsis
114.2062°
True anomaly
245.87843°
Mean anomaly
246.2208°
Eccentric anomaly
246.04956°
Mean motion
3.78479 °/min
Orbital period
95.12 mins
BSTAR
0.00054073
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Other satellites on launch #34 in the year 2017 (2017-06-15 UTC)
HXMT Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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. |
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| 4 mins | 2025-08-31 17:25:52.959Z | 249.371° W | 2025-08-31 17:27:52.959Z | 212.594° SW | 16.665° | 2025-08-31 17:29:52.959Z | 178.767° S |
| 6 mins | 2025-09-01 10:30:52.959Z | 215.2° SW | 2025-09-01 10:33:52.959Z | 137.749° SSE | 32.654° | 2025-09-01 10:36:52.959Z | 82.652° E |
| 6 mins | 2025-09-01 12:10:52.959Z | 269.17° W | 2025-09-01 12:12:52.959Z | 307.718° NW | 40.869° | 2025-09-01 12:16:52.959Z | 70.48° E |
| 6 mins | 2025-09-01 13:50:52.959Z | 292.825° NW | 2025-09-01 13:53:52.959Z | 38.131° NE | 37.66° | 2025-09-01 13:56:52.959Z | 84.17° E |
| 6 mins | 2025-09-01 15:30:52.959Z | 280.854° WNW | 2025-09-01 15:32:52.959Z | 240.927° WSW | 40.761° | 2025-09-01 15:36:52.959Z | 122.217° SE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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