Key statistics
Satellite ZY-1 02E at a glance.
Uptime
1350
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.5
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ZY-1 02E.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ZY-1 02E
International designator: 2021-131A
Object number (NORAD): 50465
Object ID (CCSDS): 50465
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.321 minutes
Inclination: 98.4722 deg
SMA: 7151.894 km
Apoapsis: 774.262 km
Periapsis: 773.256 km
RAAN: 326.6761 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0000703
Argument of periapsis: 162.5214 deg
Mean anomaly: 197.5996 deg
Mean motion: 14.35394069 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000205 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000086491745 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 6, 2025, 2:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 5, 2025, 10:49 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ZY-1 02E
TLE line 1: 1 50465U 21131A 25248.95095171 .00000205 00000-0 86492-4 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 50465 98.4722 326.6761 0000703 162.5214 197.5996 14.35394069193649
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ZY-1 02E.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
ZY-1 02E is a Chinese Earth observation satellite. The primary objective is to acquire high-resolution (5 meter) panchromatic and multispectral imagery for land resource surveys, disaster monitoring, forestry and ecological monitoring.
ZY-1 02E was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4C | Ziyuan 1-02E & CAS-9’, on board a Long March 4C space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 26, 2021, 3:11 a.m. from Launch Complex 9.
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Long March 4C | Ziyuan 1-02E & CAS-9
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 26, 2021, 3:11 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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Latest news about this satellite
China launches Ziyuan-1 02E satellite via Chang Zheng 4C
China has deployed a new Earth resources observation satellite Sunday via its Chang Zheng 4C rocket. The Ziyuan-1 02E satellite, along with an amateur radio CubeSat, lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 03:11 UTC (11:11 Beijing Time).
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