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ZHIHUI TIANWANG-1 01A — Live Satellite Tracking (NORAD 59705)
Track ZHIHUI TIANWANG-1 01A (NORAD catalog number 59705) live on the WatchSat interactive 3D globe above. Its position is propagated in real time from the latest CelesTrak two-line element set using the SGP4/SDP4 orbital model — the same math professional trackers run. It has been on orbit since 2024, launched on the 87th orbital launch of that year (COSPAR designation 2024-087A). It went up together with 1 other satellite from that launch still in the active catalog. As of this element set it had completed roughly 1,692 revolutions of Earth.
Moving at about 3.89 km/s, ZHIHUI TIANWANG-1 01A operates in medium Earth orbit at roughly 20,113–20,266 km altitude, taking about 12.0 hours per revolution (2.01 orbits a day). The orbit is essentially circular (eccentricity 0.0029). Inclined 53.1° to the equator, it overflies every latitude up to about 53° north and south. Its orbital plane crosses the equator northbound at right ascension 167.3°.
Orbital elements
| Orbit regime | medium Earth orbit (MEO) |
|---|---|
| Perigee × apogee altitude | ~20,113 km × 20,266 km |
| Inclination | 53.13° |
| Orbital period | 718.0 min (2.01 rev/day) |
| Eccentricity | 0.00287 |
| Element set epoch | 2026-09-05 |
| COSPAR designation | 2024-087A |
| NORAD catalog number | 59705 |
This page's orbital elements come from the CelesTrak catalog of 2026-09-08. The live 3D view above fetches its own current CelesTrak data when the page opens, through an edge cache that refreshes roughly every 30 minutes.
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ZHIHUI TIANWANG-1 01A is one of 4,471 active satellites in WatchSat's general catalog — the broad population of Earth-observation, communications, science, amateur-radio and technology spacecraft outside the giant broadband constellations. Browse all other active satellites live in 3D.
Can you see ZHIHUI TIANWANG-1 01A from the ground?
Not with the naked eye. At its altitude ZHIHUI TIANWANG-1 01A is far beyond unaided visibility — following satellites this high takes a telescope and good timing. You can still track it precisely in the live 3D view above, or check pass predictions for your location.
Related satellites
Nearest catalog neighbors of ZHIHUI TIANWANG-1 01A in the Other Active Satellites group — usually craft from the same or adjacent launches:
- ZHIHUI TIANWANG-1 01B (NORAD 59706)
- SHIYAN-23 (SY-23) (NORAD 59728)
- 2024-085D (NORAD 59680)
- 2024-085C (NORAD 59679)
- COSMOS 2576 (NORAD 59773)
- 2024-092B (NORAD 59774)
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