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WEINA 1B
Chinese Commercial Satellite IoT · Chinese Commercial Operator
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Weina 1B, the companion satellite to Weina 1A, completing an early Chinese commercial satellite IoT demonstration pair testing remote sensor connectivity technology.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 549–812 mi (883–1,307 km)
- Inclination
- 63.4°
- One orbit
- 107.0 minutes13.5 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 43279
- Int’l designator
- 2018-034E
- Launched
- 2018
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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