KX-09, 44520
Orbit data source: Space-Track
KX-09, 44520 is a payload satellite owned by China NSSC (CN) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 30 Aug 2019 UTC via a KUAIZHOU-1A 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
China NSSC
Mission
Operational Civil Science
Bus & Motor
KX-09, Unknown motor
Mass
~100 kg wet, ~100 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, Unknown HBR
Radar Cross Section
0.833 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 22 hours ago
TLE from 22 hours ago
0 KX-09
1 44520U 19058B 26172.53120899 .00001913 00000-0 17268-3 0 9994
2 44520 97.7772 185.8059 0009614 341.1601 18.9264 14.96683485370686Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:44Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:44:56.456Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
84.84052°
Altitude
573.874 km
Speed
7.577 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 23m 13s
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
21:24:20
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
580.849 km
Perigee altitude
567.481 km
Semi-major axis
6,952.302 km
Eccentricity
0.00096
Inclination
97.7772°
RAAN
185.8059°
Arg. of periapsis
341.1601°
True anomaly
18.96217°
Mean anomaly
18.9264°
Eccentric anomaly
18.94428°
Mean motion
3.74412 °/min
Orbital period
96.15 mins
BSTAR
0.00017268
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Other satellites on launch #58 in the year 2019 (2019-08-30 UTC)
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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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| 7 mins | 2026-06-22 13:23:20.747Z | 29.224° NE | 2026-06-22 13:26:20.747Z | 88.481° E | 34.975° | 2026-06-22 13:30:20.747Z | 171.959° S |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-23 00:12:20.747Z | 112.067° ESE | 2026-06-23 00:14:20.747Z | 69.187° E | 24.229° | 2026-06-23 00:17:20.747Z | 15.553° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2026-06-23 01:48:20.747Z | 239.93° WSW | 2026-06-23 01:49:20.747Z | 260.739° W | 20.533° | 2026-06-23 01:52:20.747Z | 313.283° NW |
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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