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    HONGYUN 1
            Launch Details
            
                
        
                    | Launched | 20 December 2018 | 
| Flight ended | – | 
| Status | Operational | 
| Category | 
                                                            
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| Launch site | Jiuquan Space Center, PRC | 
| Owner | People's Republic of China | 
| NORAD ID | 43871 | 
| COSPAR ID | 2018-108A | 
| Observing | 
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 99.787° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.00110 | 
| RA ascending node | 21.820 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 218.422° | 
| Mean anomaly | 141.613° | 
| Orbital period | 106.607 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 02 Nov 2025, 12:50 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 1068.4 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 1076.6 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 1084.8 km | 
Orbital History
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Launched alongside
CZ-11 R/B