Satellite · NORAD 49021 · COSPAR 2021-064D
NINGXIA-1 9
- Operator People's Republic of China
- Constellation —
- Country China
Altitude now
870.4km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.42km/s
Inclination
45.00°
Period
102.2 min
102.2 min
Perigee
857km
Apogee
871km
orbit freshOrbit updated 6 min ago · element epoch 12 Sept 2026 02:48 UTC (4.4 h old)· Metadata updated 6 min ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 21.346° S
- Longitude
- 63.274° W
- Altitude
- 870.4 km
- Velocity
- 7.417 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 12 Sept 2026 02:48 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- PRC · People's Republic of China
- Country
- China CN
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 09 Jul 2021
- COSPAR launch id
- 2021-064
- Launch site
- Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 5
- NINGXIA-1 649018PayloadActive
- NINGXIA-1 749019PayloadActive
- NINGXIA-1 849020PayloadActive
- NINGXIA-1 1049022PayloadActive
- CZ-6 R/B49023Rocket bodyInactive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Code | ∅ → CN | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → PRC | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 1 min ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 12 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 12 Sept 2026 07:07 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Quality flags
- UNKNOWN_OPERATORactive payload without resolved operator11 Sept 2026
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 49021
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2021-064D
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SX57R7B6X2WE9BTPA4Q
- Canonical slug
- ningxia-1-9-49021
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Unknown) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.