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YINHE-1, 45024

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YINHE-1, 45024 is a payload satellite owned by Yinhe (CN) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 16 Jan 2020 UTC via a KUAIZHOU-1A launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

45024, 2020-004A

Orbit

LEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Galaxy Space (CN)

Manufacturer

Yinhe

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

YH, Unknown motor

Mass

227 kg wet, ~200 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2020-01-16 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

KUAIZHOU-1A

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 1.2 m

Radar Cross Section

3.313 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 YINHE-1
1 45024U 20004A   26306.88343437  .00000606  00000-0  77983-4 0  9998
2 45024  86.3941  53.1439 0011433 228.4517 131.5724 14.79263509366424

Epoch: 2026-11-02T21:12Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-02T21:12:08.729Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

52.95346°

Altitude

640.089 km

Speed

7.535 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 32m 34s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

03:48:40

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

636.562 km

Perigee altitude

620.54 km

Semi-major axis

7,006.688 km

Eccentricity

0.00114

Inclination

86.3941°

RAAN

53.1439°

Arg. of periapsis

228.4517°

True anomaly

131.67032°

Mean anomaly

131.5724°

Eccentric anomaly

131.62137°

Mean motion

3.70062 °/min

Orbital period

97.28 mins

BSTAR

0.000077983

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
7 mins	2026-11-03 08:41:45.594Z	227.805° WSW	2026-11-03 08:44:45.594Z	273.095° WNW	24.357°	2026-11-03 08:48:45.594Z	335.34° NNW
6 mins	2026-11-03 18:53:45.594Z	25.063° NE	2026-11-03 18:56:45.594Z	99.84° ESE	38.433°	2026-11-03 18:59:45.594Z	149.404° SSE
7 mins	2026-11-04 07:25:45.594Z	158.112° S	2026-11-04 07:28:45.594Z	76.712° E	53.055°	2026-11-04 07:32:45.594Z	12.637° NNE

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YINHE-1, 45024

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-02T21:12:08.729Z)

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Other satellites on launch #4 in the year 2020 (2020-01-16 UTC)

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