Satellite · NORAD 58922 · COSPAR 2024-024F
ZHIXING-2A
- Operator People's Republic of China
- Constellation —
- Country China
Altitude now
499.7km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.63km/s
Inclination
97.30°
Period
94.5 min
94.5 min
Perigee
486km
Apogee
505km
orbit freshOrbit updated 10 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:39 UTC (6.7 h old)· Metadata updated 10 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
- 80.947° N
- Longitude
- 121.473° W
- Altitude
- 499.7 km
- Velocity
- 7.627 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:39 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- PRC · People's Republic of China
- Country
- China CN
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 03 Feb 2024
- COSPAR launch id
- 2024-024
- Launch site
- South China Sea Launch Area (sea launch)
Objects from the same launch · 10
- DONGFANG HUIYAN GAOFEN-0158917PayloadDecayed
- XINGSHIDAI 2058918PayloadActive
- WEIHAI-1 0158919PayloadDecayed
- OBJECT D58920PayloadDecayed
- NEXSAT-158921PayloadActive
- OBJECT G58923PayloadDecayed
- DRO-L58924PayloadDecayed
- WEIHAI-1 0258925PayloadDecayed
- JIELONG-3 R/B58926Rocket bodyDecayed
- OBJECT L58927UnknownUnknown
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 8 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 10 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 20:57 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
- 58922
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2024-024F
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SXWNEEVR588WQWWW09T
- Canonical slug
- zhixing-2a-58922
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.