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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 11Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Zhuhai-1-03

Launched

September 19, 2019

Launch Successful

Summary

Zhuhai-1 03 (5 satellites) launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 11 from Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on September 19, 2019. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 258th launch, 14th this year and humanity's 5,885th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Long March 11 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Xihaian 1, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 501 × 522 km orbit inclined 97.4°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them payloads.

Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Milestone
8th Long March 11 flight · 3rd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 258th launch14th this yearhumanity's 5,885th orbital launch attempt65th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

97.4°Inclination
501 × 522 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
94.7 minPeriodfrom mean elements
12.9°Ascending node
2584 d agoElement epoch2019-09-19 08:07 UTC · stale

Xihaian 1 · NORAD 44534 · 2019-060 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2019-060A
Epoch
2019-09-19 08:07:38 UTC
Mean motion
15.20499092 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0014774
Inclination
97.3863°
Ascending node
12.9207°
Arg. of perigee
306.3555°
Mean anomaly
145.4596°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
0
B*
0

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.

Catalogued objects

6 catalogued: 5 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 3 still in orbit

  • Xihaian 1 · NORAD 44534 · re-entered August 19, 2025
  • Feitian Maotai · NORAD 44536 · in orbit
  • GaoMi-1 · NORAD 44537 · re-entered June 4, 2026
  • GuoyuanV9 · NORAD 44538 · in orbit
  • OVS-3 · NORAD 44539 · in orbit

CZ-11 Y7 Stage 4 · re-entered September 19, 2019

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

The third batch of Zhuhai Orbita's commercial Zhuhai-1 constellation: four OHS hyperspectral imaging satellites and one OVS video satellite, launched together on a Long March 11.

Pad

Map of Launch Area 95A

Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

14th launch from Launch Area 95A, 6th this year · 119th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

68 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

19 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Zhuhai-1 03 (5 satellites) launch?

Zhuhai-1 03 (5 satellites) launched on September 19, 2019. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Zhuhai-1 03 (5 satellites)?

Coverage: Long March-11 launches five new Zhuhai-1 satellites. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Zhuhai-1 03 (5 satellites)?

Long March 11, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 11 spec sheet

Where did Zhuhai-1 03 (5 satellites) launch from?

Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.

What orbit did Zhuhai-1 03 (5 satellites) reach?

Xihaian 1, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 501 × 522 km orbit inclined 97.4°.

How many satellites did Zhuhai-1 03 (5 satellites) launch?

5 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).