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XINGSHIDAI 20
Chinese Commercial Technology Demonstrator · Chinese Commercial Operator
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Xingshidai 20, part of a Chinese commercial satellite constellation testing imaging or communications technology, one of a growing number of similarly-named satellites reflecting the sheer scale and pace of China's commercial small-satellite sector expansion, which has added dozens of new operators within just a few years.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 307–322 mi (494–517 km)
- Inclination
- 97.3°
- One orbit
- 94.6 minutes15.2 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 58918
- Int’l designator
- 2024-024B
- Launched
- 2024
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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