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HXMT (HUIYAN)

HXMT (HUIYAN) is an object launched in 2017 in a low earth orbit, between 486 and 530 km above the Earth. It completes one orbit every 95 minutes, about 15.2 times a day, on a path tilted 43.0° to the equator. That tilt means it can pass over places as far north and south as 43° latitude.

Height

486-530 km

One orbit

95 min

Inclination

43.0°

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

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The dashed line shows where it will fly over in the next 95 minutes.

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