WEINA 1A

MilitaryLEOChina

WEINA 1A is a military satellite, as listed in Jonathan McDowell's GCAT catalogue, with ownership listed as China in CelesTrak's catalogue, currently in low Earth orbit, around 568 km altitude. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 96 minutes at an inclination of 35.0°. It was launched in 2018. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.

Orbital data

NORAD ID: 43169
COSPAR ID: 2018-011A
Type: Military
Orbit: LEO
Perigee (lowest): 568 km
Apogee (highest): 571 km
Inclination: 34.99°
Orbital period: 96 min
Launch year: 2018
Owner (CelesTrak): China

Orbital data updated: 2026-10-19 · from CelesTrak, refreshed every 2 hours.

Who operates it

ChinaLIVEMission ended about 2021

Technology test

GCAT lists it as Weina-1 01 weixing.

Independent assessment

GCAT classes it as a military satellite for technology testing and records its mission as ended in about 2021 (17 Oct 2026).

Data: GCAT · CC BY 4.0 Class, mission and status adapted from GCAT by Jonathan McDowell, CC BY 4.0, data update 17 Oct 2026.

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About LEO orbit

Low Earth Orbit. Up to 2,000 km altitude. Where most satellites live including the ISS (~420 km), Starlink (~550 km), and Earth observation. Orbital period roughly 90 minutes.