BNU-1, 44529
Orbit data source: Space-Track
BNU-1, 44529 is a payload satellite owned by BNU (CN) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 12 Sep 2019 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4B launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). 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
BNU
Mission
Operational Amateur Imaging
Bus & Motor
BNU, Unknown motor
Mass
16 kg wet, 16 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, Unknown HBR
Radar Cross Section
0.194 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 BNU-1
1 44529U 19059B 26172.50476127 .00000234 00000-0 74916-4 0 9998
2 44529 98.6074 301.6703 0013238 6.0754 354.0596 14.48390677357612Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:06Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:06:51.373Z)
Latitude
-0.0001°
Longitude
-149.74781°
Altitude
724.504 km
Speed
7.498 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 06m 40s
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
23:18:45
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
737.433 km
Perigee altitude
718.618 km
Semi-major axis
7,106.162 km
Eccentricity
0.00132
Inclination
98.6074°
RAAN
301.6703°
Arg. of periapsis
6.0754°
True anomaly
354.04387°
Mean anomaly
354.0596°
Eccentric anomaly
354.05174°
Mean motion
3.62318 °/min
Orbital period
99.36 mins
BSTAR
0.000074916
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Other satellites on launch #59 in the year 2019 (2019-09-12 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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| 4 mins | 2026-06-22 20:14:26.747Z | 70.662° E | 2026-06-22 20:16:26.747Z | 97.035° ESE | 13.531° | 2026-06-22 20:18:26.747Z | 121.545° SE |
| 8 mins | 2026-06-22 21:51:26.747Z | 1.4° NNE | 2026-06-22 21:54:26.747Z | 301.429° NW | 41.033° | 2026-06-22 21:59:26.747Z | 207.687° SW |
| 4 mins | 2026-06-23 07:24:26.747Z | 83.46° E | 2026-06-23 07:25:26.747Z | 68.545° E | 16.817° | 2026-06-23 07:28:26.747Z | 27.13° NE |
| 7 mins | 2026-06-23 09:00:26.747Z | 190.296° SSW | 2026-06-23 09:03:26.747Z | 251.719° W | 37.816° | 2026-06-23 09:07:26.747Z | 332.56° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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