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YINHE-1, 45024

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YINHE-1, 45024 is a payload satellite owned by Yinhe (CN) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 16 Jan 2020 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

45024, 2020-004A

Orbit

LEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Galaxy Space (CN)

Manufacturer

Yinhe

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

YH, Unknown motor

Mass

227 kg wet, ~200 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2020-01-16 (6 years ago)

Launch vehicle

KUAIZHOU-1A

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

3.313 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 YINHE-1
1 45024U 20004A   26127.00324934  .00000890  00000-0  11649-3 0  9995
2 45024  86.3917 134.0457 0014727 136.1826 224.0566 14.79087168339835

Epoch: 2026-05-07T00:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-07T00:04:40.742Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-91.97969°

Altitude

642.75 km

Speed

7.533 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 56m 10s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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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

15:27:59

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

639.428 km

Perigee altitude

618.789 km

Semi-major axis

7,007.245 km

Eccentricity

0.00147

Inclination

86.3917°

RAAN

134.0457°

Arg. of periapsis

136.1826°

True anomaly

223.93941°

Mean anomaly

224.0566°

Eccentric anomaly

223.99799°

Mean motion

3.70017 °/min

Orbital period

97.29 mins

BSTAR

0.00011649

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YINHE-1 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.
7 mins	2026-05-07 12:00:49.767Z	20.739° NNE	2026-05-07 12:03:49.767Z	69.17° E	27.92°	2026-05-07 12:07:49.767Z	144.162° SSE
4 mins	2026-05-07 13:39:49.767Z	309.18° NW	2026-05-07 13:41:49.767Z	275.47° WNW	18.137°	2026-05-07 13:43:49.767Z	243.181° WSW
7 mins	2026-05-08 00:33:49.767Z	152.524° SSE	2026-05-08 00:36:49.767Z	87.034° E	34.867°	2026-05-08 00:40:49.767Z	16.721° NNE

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YINHE-1, 45024

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-07T00:04:40.742Z)

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Other satellites on launch #4 in the year 2020 (2020-01-16 UTC)

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