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ZHUHAI-1 02, 42759

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ZHUHAI-1 02, 42759 is a payload satellite owned by Zhuhai Orbita (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

42759, 2017-034B

Orbit

LEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Zhuhai Orbital Control Engineering Ltd (CN)

Manufacturer

Zhuhai Orbita

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

OVS-1, Unknown motor

Mass

50 kg wet, 50 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, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.375 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 ZHUHAI-1 02
1 42759U 17034B   25243.27666475  .00196349  00000-0  11099-2 0  9995
2 42759  43.0015 184.6506 0021593 160.4201 199.7503 15.77439523455594

Epoch: 2025-08-31T06:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-31T06:38:23.834Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

105.35238°

Altitude

351.119 km

Speed

7.692 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 18m 36s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

07:43:09

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

354.191 km

Perigee altitude

325.179 km

Semi-major axis

6,717.822 km

Eccentricity

0.00216

Inclination

43.0015°

RAAN

184.6506°

Arg. of periapsis

160.4201°

True anomaly

199.6669°

Mean anomaly

199.7503°

Eccentric anomaly

199.70858°

Mean motion

3.94185 °/min

Orbital period

91.33 mins

BSTAR

0.0011099

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

HXMT, 42758

NUSAT-3, 42760 (Decayed)

ZHUHAI-1 01, 42761

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

CZ-4B DEB, 43430

CZ-4B DEB, 43431

ZHUHAI-1 02 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.
4 mins	2025-08-31 23:34:17.245Z	214.175° SW	2025-08-31 23:36:17.245Z	158.026° S	28.557°	2025-08-31 23:38:17.245Z	92.736° ESE
4 mins	2025-09-01 01:10:17.245Z	274.309° WNW	2025-09-01 01:12:17.245Z	18.093° NNE	38.258°	2025-09-01 01:14:17.245Z	66.223° ENE
4 mins	2025-09-01 02:46:17.245Z	300.734° NW	2025-09-01 02:48:17.245Z	33.277° NE	32.779°	2025-09-01 02:50:17.245Z	78.541° E
4 mins	2025-09-01 04:22:17.245Z	275.943° WNW	2025-09-01 04:23:17.245Z	242.927° WSW	39.271°	2025-09-01 04:26:17.245Z	121.068° SE