CHUANG XIN 26 (CX-26), 69972
Orbit data source: Space-Track
CHUANG XIN 26 (CX-26), 69972 is a payload satellite owned by CNSA (CN) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 10 Jul 2026 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 10B launch vehicle from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center (WSC). 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
SECM
Mission
Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
~10,000 kg wet, ~10,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
BOX + 2 PAN, 14.5 m
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 22 hours ago
TLE from 22 hours ago
0 CHUANG XIN 26 (CX-26)
1 69972U 26158A 26228.17287097 .00000076 00000-0 99932-4 0 9995
2 69972 49.9832 145.4609 0005064 52.2517 307.8855 14.25121534 5263Epoch: 2026-08-16T04:08Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-16T04:08:56.051Z)
Latitude
0°
Longitude
118.65416°
Altitude
806.379 km
Speed
7.453 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 41m 50s
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
16:49:54
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
812.465 km
Perigee altitude
805.186 km
Semi-major axis
7,186.962 km
Eccentricity
0.00051
Inclination
49.9832°
RAAN
145.4609°
Arg. of periapsis
52.2517°
True anomaly
307.83968°
Mean anomaly
307.8855°
Eccentric anomaly
307.86259°
Mean motion
3.56226 °/min
Orbital period
101.06 mins
BSTAR
0.000099932
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Other satellites on launch #158 in the year 2026 (2026-07-10 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.CHUANG XIN 26 (CX-26) 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. |
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| 10 mins | 2026-08-17 02:27:28.702Z | 310.375° NW | 2026-08-17 02:32:28.702Z | 18.17° NNE | 34.476° | 2026-08-17 02:37:28.702Z | 91.888° ESE |
| 9 mins | 2026-08-17 04:14:28.702Z | 294.725° NW | 2026-08-17 04:18:28.702Z | 221.554° SW | 40.694° | 2026-08-17 04:23:28.702Z | 143.075° SSE |
| 9 mins | 2026-08-17 20:42:28.702Z | 210.259° SW | 2026-08-17 20:46:28.702Z | 141.419° SSE | 38.899° | 2026-08-17 20:51:28.702Z | 64.104° ENE |
| 9 mins | 2026-08-17 22:28:28.702Z | 270.152° WNW | 2026-08-17 22:32:28.702Z | 340.252° N | 35.613° | 2026-08-17 22:37:28.702Z | 49.621° ENE |
| 8 mins | 2026-08-18 00:15:28.702Z | 306.782° NW | 2026-08-18 00:19:28.702Z | 5.52° NNE | 25.551° | 2026-08-18 00:23:28.702Z | 55.708° ENE |
| 6 mins | 2026-08-18 02:02:28.702Z | 319.684° NNW | 2026-08-18 02:05:28.702Z | 7.749° NNE | 33.094° | 2026-08-18 02:08:28.702Z | 72.864° E |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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