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BNU-1 (JINGSHI 1)
Chinese University Earth Observation Satellite · Beijing Normal University (China)
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BNU-1 (Jingshi 1), built by Beijing Normal University students, one of a small but growing wave of Chinese university-operated satellites contributing real environmental and agricultural monitoring data rather than pure technology demonstration.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 450–463 mi (725–745 km)
- Inclination
- 98.6°
- One orbit
- 99.4 minutes14.5 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 44529
- Int’l designator
- 2019-059B
- Launched
- 2019
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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