Key statistics
Satellite YUNHAI 1 at a glance.
Uptime
3262
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.6
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for YUNHAI 1.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: YUNHAI 1
International designator: 2016-068A
Object number (NORAD): 41857
Object ID (CCSDS): 41857
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.518 minutes
Inclination: 98.5916 deg
SMA: 7161.245 km
Apoapsis: 787.645 km
Periapsis: 778.575 km
RAAN: 297.2306 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00063328
Argument of periapsis: 43.7511 deg
Mean anomaly: 316.4174 deg
Mean motion: 14.32583565 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000513 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00020500771 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 16, 2025, 2:37 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 16, 2025, 12:09 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 YUNHAI 1
TLE line 1: 1 41857U 16068A 25289.00656837 .00000513 00000-0 20501-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 41857 98.5916 297.2306 0006333 43.7511 316.4174 14.32583565466868
Live tracking on map
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In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
The Yunhai-1 satellite is designed for detecting environmental elements in the atmosphere and ocean, the space environment, disaster prevention and reduction, and scientific experimentation. It is made by the Shanghai Institute of Spaceflight Technology.
YUNHAI 1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 2D | YunHai 1-01’, on board a Long March 2D space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 11, 2016, 11:14 p.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 2D | YunHai 1-01
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 11, 2016, 11:14 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 2D
Launch pad: Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603)
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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