Key statistics
Satellite ZHUHAI-1 02 at a glance.
Uptime
3008
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.8
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
43.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ZHUHAI-1 02.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ZHUHAI-1 02
International designator: 2017-034B
Object number (NORAD): 42759
Object ID (CCSDS): 42759
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 91.089 minutes
Inclination: 43.0009 deg
SMA: 6706.128 km
Apoapsis: 343.561 km
Periapsis: 312.426 km
RAAN: 133.7029 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00232135
Argument of periapsis: 221.5267 deg
Mean anomaly: 138.3842 deg
Mean motion: 15.80865625 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00193854 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0009349624 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 6:18 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 3 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ZHUHAI-1 02
TLE line 1: 1 42759U 17034B 25251.62510554 .00193854 00000-0 93496-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 42759 43.0009 133.7029 0023214 221.5267 138.3842 15.80865625456917
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ZHUHAI-1 02.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT) is a Chinese X-ray space observatory. This will be China's first astronomy satellite, and it is tasked with observation of black holes, neutron stars and other phenomena based on their X-ray and gamma ray emissions.
ZHUHAI-1 02 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4B | Huiyan (HXMT (Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope))’, on board a Long March 4B space rocket.
The launch took place on June 15, 2017, 3 a.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 4B | Huiyan (HXMT (Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope))
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 15, 2017, 3 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 4B
Launch pad: Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603)
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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