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ZY 1

📡 Radar viewIn orbit
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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 100 minutes, on an orbit tilted 98.4° from the equator, between 792 and 814 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About ZY 1

ZY 1 is a satellite from China, launched on Dec 22, 2011 from Taiyaun Space Center, China.

It circles Earth every 100 minutes (14.4 times a day), between 760 and 768 km up, on an orbit tilted 98.4° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 82° north and south.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

Ziyuan 1-02C · Chinese Earth observation satellite

Operated by
China Centre for Resources Satellite Data and Application
Built by
China Academy of Space Technology
Mass
2,100 kg

Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 22 days its lowest point went from 760 km to 760 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
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From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.