Satellite · NORAD 58496 · COSPAR 2023-187A
XINGCHI-1 02A
- Operator Egypt
- Constellation —
- Country Egypt
Altitude now
624.5km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.54km/s
Inclination
97.92°
Period
97.0 min
97.0 min
Perigee
608km
Apogee
623km
orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:21 UTC (9.8 h old)· Metadata updated 8 h 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
- 15.186° N
- Longitude
- 2.959° W
- Altitude
- 624.5 km
- Velocity
- 7.544 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:21 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- EGYP · Egypt
- Country
- Egypt EG
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 04 Dec 2023
- COSPAR launch id
- 2023-187
- Launch site
- Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 3
- MISRSAT-258497PayloadActive
- XINGCHI-1 02B58498PayloadActive
- CZ-2C R/B58499Rocket bodyInactive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Code | ∅ → EG | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → EGYP | 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 4 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 8 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 | 11 Sept 2026 22:59 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
- 58496
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2023-187A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SXTHMPAAFNR2QEC1FRR
- Canonical slug
- xingchi-1-02a-58496
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.