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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: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 YINHE-1
1 45024U 20004A   26051.90516294  .00000812  00000-0  10629-3 0  9993
2 45024  86.4003 167.7574 0015305  53.5956 306.6673 14.78982160328732

Epoch: 2026-02-20T21:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-20T21:43:26.078Z)

Latitude

-0.00011°

Longitude

51.06334°

Altitude

629.255 km

Speed

7.547 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 11m 01s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

09:42:27

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

640.165 km

Perigee altitude

618.715 km

Semi-major axis

7,007.577 km

Eccentricity

0.00153

Inclination

86.4003°

RAAN

167.7574°

Arg. of periapsis

53.5956°

True anomaly

306.52646°

Mean anomaly

306.6673°

Eccentric anomaly

306.5969°

Mean motion

3.69991 °/min

Orbital period

97.3 mins

BSTAR

0.00010629

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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	2026-02-21 07:35:07.819Z	146.825° SSE	2026-02-21 07:39:07.819Z	76.772° E	27.492°	2026-02-21 07:42:07.819Z	26.881° NE
4 mins	2026-02-21 09:15:07.819Z	255.987° W	2026-02-21 09:16:07.819Z	273.41° WNW	18.535°	2026-02-21 09:19:07.819Z	322.471° NNW
6 mins	2026-02-21 19:25:07.819Z	19.073° NNE	2026-02-21 19:28:07.819Z	104.486° ESE	36.025°	2026-02-21 19:31:07.819Z	156.015° SSE

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YINHE-1, 45024

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-20T21:43:26.078Z)

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

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