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HULIANWANG JISHU SHIYAN 4A
Chinese Guowang Mega-Constellation Test Satellite (Direct-to-Device) · Various Chinese Manufacturers (CAST / GalaxySpace / Chang Guang / HIT)
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Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 4A, part of a batch specifically trialing direct-to-device connectivity for Guowang — the capability that would let an ordinary smartphone, with no special hardware, text or call directly through this satellite the same way Starlink and AST SpaceMobile are racing to enable in the West.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 690–691 mi (1,111–1,112 km)
- Inclination
- 50.0°
- One orbit
- 107.4 minutes13.4 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 58691
- Int’l designator
- 2023-212A
- Launched
- 2023
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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