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CENTISPACE-1 S9

Chinese LEO GNSS Augmentation Satellite · Beijing Future Navigation Technology / CETC-29

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CentiSpace-1 S9, one of ten satellites in a 2023 batch launch, part of China's steady build-out toward a full LEO augmentation constellation — hybrid orbital planes at both 55° and 30° inclination specifically chosen to optimize coverage density over the low and middle latitudes where China's own territory and most of its Belt and Road partner nations actually sit.

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Orbit
Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
Altitude
598–606 mi (962–976 km)
Inclination
55.0°
One orbit
104.3 minutes13.8 orbits a day
NORAD ID
62578
Int’l designator
2025-007D
Launched
2025

Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.

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