Satellite · NORAD 58498 · COSPAR 2023-187C
XINGCHI-1 02B
- Operator People's Republic of China
- Constellation —
- Country China
Altitude now
627.6km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.55km/s
Inclination
97.93°
Period
96.9 min
96.9 min
Perigee
604km
Apogee
617km
orbit freshOrbit updated 11 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:44 UTC (8.4 h old)· Metadata updated 11 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
- 69.498° N
- Longitude
- 21.067° W
- Altitude
- 627.6 km
- Velocity
- 7.548 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:44 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- PRC · People's Republic of China
- Country
- China CN
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 04 Dec 2023
- COSPAR launch id
- 2023-187
- Launch site
- Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 3
- XINGCHI-1 02A58496PayloadActive
- MISRSAT-258497PayloadActive
- CZ-2C R/B58499Rocket 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 7 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 11 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
- 58498
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2023-187C
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SXVAMEQCVS0MXGWCF6X
- Canonical slug
- xingchi-1-02b-58498
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.