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HULIANWANG JISHU SHIYAN B
Chinese Guowang Mega-Constellation Test Satellite · CAST (China)
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Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan B, the second satellite from Guowang's opening test flight in July 2023. What began as a pair has since grown into more than two dozen test launches, each one quietly validating a different piece of the technology China needs working before it can seriously compete with Starlink at global scale.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 686–700 mi (1,104–1,126 km)
- Inclination
- 86.5°
- One orbit
- 107.4 minutes13.4 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 57289
- Int’l designator
- 2023-095B
- Launched
- 2023
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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