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ZY-1 02E
Chinese Hyperspectral Mineral Prospecting Satellite · CNSA / CRESDA (China)
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ZY-1 02E, carrying a hyperspectral imager splitting light into 166 bands fine enough to distinguish specific mineral compositions from orbit — China's version of prospecting for resources without ever sending a geologist into the field first.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 483–484 mi (777–779 km)
- Inclination
- 98.4°
- One orbit
- 100.3 minutes14.4 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 50465
- Int’l designator
- 2021-131A
- Launched
- 2021
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.