Key statistics
Satellite ZY 1 at a glance.
Uptime
5106
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.4
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ZY 1.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ZY 1
International designator: 2011-079A
Object number (NORAD): 38038
Object ID (CCSDS): 38038
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.138 minutes
Inclination: 98.4328 deg
SMA: 7143.213 km
Apoapsis: 770.189 km
Periapsis: 759.967 km
RAAN: 52.3582 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00071551
Argument of periapsis: 139.5691 deg
Mean anomaly: 292.7526 deg
Mean motion: 14.38011648 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000851 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0002955392 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 8:06 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ZY 1
TLE line 1: 1 38038U 11079A 25346.33762828 .00000851 00000-0 29554-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 38038 98.4328 52.3582 0007155 139.5691 292.7526 14.38011648732354
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ZY 1.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
ZY 1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4B | Zi Yuan 1-02C’, on board a Long March 4B space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 22, 2011, 3:26 a.m. from Launch Complex 7.
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Long March 4B | Zi Yuan 1-02C
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 22, 2011, 3:26 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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