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ZHANGHENG 1-01 (CSES-1)

ZHANGHENG 1-01 (CSES-1) is an object launched in 2018 in a low earth orbit, between 494 and 512 km above the Earth. It completes one orbit every 95 minutes, about 15.2 times a day, on a path tilted 97.7° to the equator. That tilt means it can pass over places as far north and south as 82° latitude.

Height

494-512 km

One orbit

95 min

Inclination

97.7°

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

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