Spacecraft information: XIWANG-1

Launch Details
Launched 14 December 2009
Flight ended
Status Partially operational
Categories Amateur Radio
Active satellites
Launch site Taiyuan Space Center, PRC
Owner People's Republic of China
NORAD ID 36122
COSPAR ID 2009-072B
Alternative names HOPE-1
HO-68
HOPE-OSCAR 68
XW-1
CAS-1
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 100.403°
Eccentricity 0.00068
RA ascending node 7.480 hr
Argument perigee 256.817°
Mean anomaly 103.218°
Orbital period 109.386 min
Epoch of osculation 07 Jun 2026, 05:05

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 1200.4 km
Mean Altitude 1205.5 km
Peak Altitude 1210.6 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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