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TAURUS-1 (JINNIUZUO 1)
Chinese Commercial Technology Demonstrator · Chinese Commercial Operator
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Taurus-1 (Jinniuzuo 1), a Chinese commercial technology demonstration satellite testing compact imaging hardware for future small-satellite Earth observation missions.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 404–411 mi (650–662 km)
- Inclination
- 98.6°
- One orbit
- 97.7 minutes14.7 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 44530
- Int’l designator
- 2019-059C
- Launched
- 2019
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.