ZHUHAI-1 01

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite ZHUHAI-1 01 at a glance.

Uptime

2945

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 15.7

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 01.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: ZHUHAI-1 01

International designator: 2017-034D

Object number (NORAD): 42761

Object ID (CCSDS): 42761

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 91.82 minutes

Inclination: 43.008 deg

SMA: 6741.961 km

Apoapsis: 377.585 km

Periapsis: 350.067 km

RAAN: 149.2378 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0020408

Argument of periapsis: 136.7944 deg

Mean anomaly: 223.4527 deg

Mean motion: 15.68279374 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00063647 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00054506 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 7, 2025, 10:32 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 ZHUHAI-1 01

TLE line 1: 1 42761U 17034D 25188.93901360 .00063647 00000-0 54506-3 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 42761 43.0080 149.2378 0020408 136.7944 223.4527 15.68279374447067

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Associated 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 01 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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Launch to space Long March 4B | Huiyan (HXMT (Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope))
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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