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XINGCHI-1 02B
Chinese Commercial Technology Demonstrator · Chinese Commercial Operator
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Xingchi-1 (02B), part of a Chinese commercial technology demonstration pair testing satellite bus and sensor hardware for future operational Chinese constellations. Its companion, Xingchi-1 02A, tests the same underlying hardware, and together the pair provide the comparative operational data the company needs before committing to a full-scale deployment.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 377–386 mi (607–622 km)
- Inclination
- 97.9°
- One orbit
- 96.8 minutes14.9 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 58498
- Int’l designator
- 2023-187C
- Launched
- 2023
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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