HONGYUN 1

SatelliteLEOSSOPolarChina
Track HONGYUN 1 live

HONGYUN 1 is a satellite, with ownership listed as China in CelesTrak's catalogue, currently in low Earth orbit, around 1,065 km altitude. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 107 minutes at an inclination of 99.7°. It was launched in 2018. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.

Orbital data

NORAD ID
43871
COSPAR ID
2018-108A
Type
Satellite
Orbit
LEO
Perigee (lowest)
1,065 km
Apogee (highest)
1,083 km
Inclination
99.74°
Orbital period
107 min
Launch year
2018
Owner (CelesTrak)
China

Orbital data updated: 2026-10-18 · from CelesTrak, refreshed every 2 hours.

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.

Related satellites

Found this useful? Share it

Open HONGYUN 1 in the live tracker →

azmth is a free, real-time satellite tracker showing every active satellite on an interactive 3D globe. No signup, no ads.