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
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
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
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

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
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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).
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