Satellite · NORAD 45939 · COSPAR 2020-051A
ZIYUAN 3-03 (ZY 3-03)
- Operator People's Republic of China
- Constellation —
- Country China
Altitude now
509.2km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.62km/s
Inclination
97.53°
Period
94.7 min
94.7 min
Perigee
497km
Apogee
507km
orbit freshOrbit updated 2 d ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:44 UTC (8.2 h old)· Metadata updated 2 d 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
- 69.201° N
- Longitude
- 33.450° W
- Altitude
- 509.2 km
- Velocity
- 7.618 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
- 25 Jul 2020
- COSPAR launch id
- 2020-051
- Launch site
- Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 4
- CZ-4B DEB45943DebrisDecayed
- LONGXIA YAN 145940PayloadDecayed
- TIANQI-1045941PayloadDecayed
- CZ-4B R/B45942Rocket bodyDecayed
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 2 d ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 2 d 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
- 45939
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2020-051A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SX10DAH3QZFV1C6BBC1
- Canonical slug
- ziyuan-3-03-zy-3-03-45939
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Earth observation) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.