Key statistics
Satellite CHUANG XIN 1 (CZ-1) at a glance.
Uptime
7929
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.5
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for CHUANG XIN 1 (CZ-1).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: CHUANG XIN 1 (CZ-1)
International designator: 2003-049B
Object number (NORAD): 28058
Object ID (CCSDS): 28058
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.426 minutes
Inclination: 98.5434 deg
SMA: 7109.284 km
Apoapsis: 740.432 km
Periapsis: 721.867 km
RAAN: 77.5494 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0013057
Argument of periapsis: 149.4841 deg
Mean anomaly: 210.7113 deg
Mean motion: 14.48318081 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000161 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000055346 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 2:31 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CHUANG XIN 1 (CZ-1)
TLE line 1: 1 28058U 03049B 25186.60491908 .00000161 00000-0 55346-4 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 28058 98.5434 77.5494 0013057 149.4841 210.7113 14.48318081146106
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CHUANG XIN 1 (CZ-1).
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object CHUANG XIN 1 (CZ-1).
Associated space launch
The satellite is China's first operational civilian remote-sensing satellite, specifically designed for the Chinese Ministry of Land and Resources (MLR).
CHUANG XIN 1 (CZ-1) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4B | Zi Yuan 1-2’, on board a Long March 4B space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 21, 2003, 3:16 a.m. from Launch Complex 7.
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Long March 4B | Zi Yuan 1-2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 21, 2003, 3:16 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 4B
Launch pad: Launch Complex 7
Location: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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