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HONGHU 2
Chinese Commercial Earth Observation Satellite · Chinese Commercial Operator
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Honghu 2, a Chinese commercial Earth observation satellite providing imagery for agricultural and environmental monitoring customers within China's rapidly expanding commercial remote sensing sector. Its name references the Chinese classical novel character associated with vitality and renewal, a common naming convention among Chinese commercial satellite operators drawing on cultural references rather than purely technical designations.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 274–308 mi (441–496 km)
- Inclination
- 97.3°
- One orbit
- 93.8 minutes15.3 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 58555
- Int’l designator
- 2023-193C
- Launched
- 2023
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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