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HEAD-1
Chinese Commercial Earth Observation / AIS Satellite · HEAD Aerospace (China)
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HEAD-1, part of HEAD Aerospace's commercial constellation combining Earth imaging with AIS ship-tracking receivers — a Hong Kong and mainland China-based operator serving maritime insurance, illegal fishing detection, and sanctions enforcement customers.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 493–501 mi (793–806 km)
- Inclination
- 99.0°
- One orbit
- 100.7 minutes14.3 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 43011
- Int’l designator
- 2017-072B
- Launched
- 2017
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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