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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

42758, 2017-034A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

3 hours ago

Origin

China National Space Administration (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

CAST

Mission

Operational Civil Astronomy

Bus & Motor

ZY, Unknown motor

Mass

3,000 kg wet, ~2,900 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2017-06-15 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 4B

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 5.0 m

Radar Cross Section

10.304 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 3 hours ago

0 HXMT
1 42758U 17034A   25221.87239012  .00006309  00000-0  34579-3 0  9994
2 42758  43.0143 111.4634 0034740 336.1101  23.8133 15.14307713450412

Epoch: 2025-08-09T20:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-09T20:56:14.506Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-161.19891°

Altitude

500.942 km

Speed

7.628 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 25m 51s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-21.56616°

Longitude

173.18689°

Altitude

504.371 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 12m 53s

Apparent Declination

-32° 59' 30"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:12:08

Azimuth

276.435° WNW

Elevation

-64.885°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.994 km

Perigee altitude

501.031 km

Semi-major axis

6,903.15 km

Eccentricity

0.00347

Inclination

43.0143°

RAAN

111.4634°

Arg. of periapsis

336.1101°

True anomaly

23.97467°

Mean anomaly

23.8133°

Eccentric anomaly

23.89392°

Mean motion

3.78418 °/min

Orbital period

95.13 mins

BSTAR

0.00034579

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Other satellites on launch #34 in the year 2017 (2017-06-15 UTC)

ZHUHAI-1 02, 42759

NUSAT-3, 42760 (Decayed)

ZHUHAI-1 01, 42761

CZ-4B R/B, 42762 (Decayed)

CZ-4B DEB, 43430

CZ-4B DEB, 43431

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.
7 mins	2025-08-10 00:30:42.599Z	289.45° WNW	2025-08-10 00:34:42.599Z	74.436° E	42.159°	2025-08-10 00:37:42.599Z	101.096° ESE
5 mins	2025-08-10 02:11:42.599Z	262.785° W	2025-08-10 02:13:42.599Z	218.05° SW	28.453°	2025-08-10 02:16:42.599Z	153.978° SSE
5 mins	2025-08-10 19:17:42.599Z	187.637° SSW	2025-08-10 19:19:42.599Z	147.619° SSE	21.833°	2025-08-10 19:22:42.599Z	93.787° ESE
6 mins	2025-08-10 20:56:42.599Z	250.76° W	2025-08-10 20:59:42.599Z	71.933° E	43.661°	2025-08-10 21:02:42.599Z	71.903° E
6 mins	2025-08-10 22:36:42.599Z	286.692° WNW	2025-08-10 22:39:42.599Z	19.182° NNE	38.209°	2025-08-10 22:42:42.599Z	75.118° E

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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