NINGXIA-1 8, 49020
Orbit data source: Space-Track
NINGXIA-1 8, 49020 is a Chinese payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Fri, 09 Jul 2021 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 6 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
DFH
Mission
Operational Commercial Sigint
Bus & Motor
NX-1, Unknown motor
Mass
~100 kg wet, ~100 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.166 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago
TLE from 15 hours ago
0 NINGXIA-1 8
1 49020U 21064C 26171.50994024 -.00000121 00000-0 63674-5 0 9994
2 49020 44.9928 211.0292 0009025 261.8382 98.1431 14.08537088254692Epoch: 2026-06-20T12:14Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T12:14:18.836Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
118.72717°
Altitude
865.312 km
Speed
7.421 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 04m 07s
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
14:10:58
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
872.446 km
Perigee altitude
859.37 km
Semi-major axis
7,244.045 km
Eccentricity
0.0009
Inclination
44.9928°
RAAN
211.0292°
Arg. of periapsis
261.8382°
True anomaly
98.24546°
Mean anomaly
98.1431°
Eccentric anomaly
98.19428°
Mean motion
3.52023 °/min
Orbital period
102.27 mins
BSTAR
0.0000063674
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Other satellites on launch #64 in the year 2021 (2021-07-09 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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| 10 mins | 2026-06-21 05:26:05.595Z | 213.166° SW | 2026-06-21 05:31:05.595Z | 137.555° SSE | 35.635° | 2026-06-21 05:36:05.595Z | 74.652° E |
| 10 mins | 2026-06-21 07:14:05.595Z | 262.135° W | 2026-06-21 07:18:05.595Z | 328.141° NNW | 42.991° | 2026-06-21 07:24:05.595Z | 66.475° ENE |
| 10 mins | 2026-06-21 09:02:05.595Z | 291.382° WNW | 2026-06-21 09:06:05.595Z | 352.532° N | 38.336° | 2026-06-21 09:12:05.595Z | 79.65° E |
| 10 mins | 2026-06-21 10:50:05.595Z | 294.427° NW | 2026-06-21 10:54:05.595Z | 329.736° NNW | 44.708° | 2026-06-21 11:00:05.595Z | 112.024° ESE |
| 8 mins | 2026-06-21 12:38:05.595Z | 269.386° W | 2026-06-21 12:41:05.595Z | 227.83° WSW | 27.525° | 2026-06-21 12:46:05.595Z | 161.973° S |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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