XIWANG-1 (HOPE-1)

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite XIWANG-1 (HOPE-1) at a glance.

Uptime

5746

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.2

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

100.4

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for XIWANG-1 (HOPE-1).

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: XIWANG-1 (HOPE-1)

International designator: 2009-072B

Object number (NORAD): 36122

Object ID (CCSDS): 36122

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 109.387 minutes

Inclination: 100.3574 deg

SMA: 7576.532 km

Apoapsis: 1204.199 km

Periapsis: 1192.595 km

RAAN: 204.8051 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00076577

Argument of periapsis: 154.0474 deg

Mean anomaly: 206.1025 deg

Mean motion: 13.16427802 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000007 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000097992232 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 3:16 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 7, 2025, 9:44 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 XIWANG-1 (HOPE-1)

TLE line 1: 1 36122U 09072B 25250.90609469 -.00000007 00000-0 97992-4 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 36122 100.3574 204.8051 0007658 154.0474 206.1025 13.16427802755868

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite XIWANG-1 (HOPE-1).

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

Believed to be a surveillance satellite to track and locate naval ships.

XIWANG-1 (HOPE-1) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4C | Yaogan Weixing 8’, on board a Long March 4C space rocket.

The launch took place on Dec. 15, 2009, 2:31 a.m. from Launch Complex 9.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Long March 4C | Yaogan Weixing 8
Long March 4C | Yaogan Weixing 8

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Dec. 15, 2009, 2:31 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Long March 4C

Launch pad: Launch Complex 9

Location: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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