ZHUHAI-1 OVS-02, 43440
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ZHUHAI-1 OVS-02, 43440 is a payload satellite owned by Zhuhai Orbita (CN) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 26 Apr 2018 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 11 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
Harbin
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
OVS-1, Unknown motor
Mass
95 kg wet, 95 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.375 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago
TLE from 7 hours ago
0 ZHUHAI-1 OVS-02
1 43440U 18040B 26270.28870992 .00004526 00000-0 17792-3 0 9996
2 43440 97.0375 281.5369 0001749 234.3943 125.7133 15.26134269468280Epoch: 2026-09-27T06:55Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-27T06:55:44.537Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
171.51677°
Altitude
491.192 km
Speed
7.619 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 46m 08s
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
07:33:39
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
485.524 km
Perigee altitude
483.124 km
Semi-major axis
6,862.461 km
Eccentricity
0.00017
Inclination
97.0375°
RAAN
281.5369°
Arg. of periapsis
234.3943°
True anomaly
125.72957°
Mean anomaly
125.7133°
Eccentric anomaly
125.72144°
Mean motion
3.81789 °/min
Orbital period
94.29 mins
BSTAR
0.00017792
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Other satellites on launch #40 in the year 2018 (2018-04-26 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.ZHUHAI-1 OVS-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. |
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| 5 mins | 2026-09-28 00:22:36.166Z | 131.231° SE | 2026-09-28 00:25:36.166Z | 60.933° ENE | 30.566° | 2026-09-28 00:27:36.166Z | 17.511° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2026-09-28 13:24:36.166Z | 35.35° NE | 2026-09-28 13:26:36.166Z | 106.169° ESE | 47.364° | 2026-09-28 13:29:36.166Z | 172.733° S |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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