WEINA 1B

MilitaryLEOChina

WEINA 1B 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 883 km altitude. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 107 minutes at an inclination of 63.4°. It was launched in 2018. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.

Orbital data

NORAD ID: 43279
COSPAR ID: 2018-034E
Type: Military
Orbit: LEO
Perigee (lowest): 883 km
Apogee (highest): 1,310 km
Inclination: 63.39°
Orbital period: 107 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 2019, still transmitting

Technology test

GCAT lists it as Weina-1 02 weixing.

Independent assessment

GCAT classes it as a military satellite for technology testing and records its mission as ended in about 2019, though it still transmits (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.