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Zhuhai-1 02

Chinese Earth observation satellite. Zhuhai-1 02 was launched on June 15, 2017 aboard a Chang Zheng 4B from Jiuquan. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Oct 15, 2025).

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Identity

Name in GCAT
OVS-1B
Common name
Zhuhai-1 02
Payload designation
Zhuhai-1 01 zu 02 xing
International designator
2017-034B
NORAD catalog number
42759
GCAT identifier
S42759
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/856

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Commercial
Program
Zhuhai
Owner
Zhuhai Orbita
Country
China
Builder
Zhuhai Orbital Control Engineering Ltd
Platform (bus)
OVS-1

Launch

Date
June 15, 2017 · 03:00 UTC
Launch record
2017-034Success
Spaceport
Jiuquan · pad LC603

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
533 km
Apogee
545 km
Inclination
43.02°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
October 15, 2025
Last known active
February 2023
End of operations
September 2025

Size

Mass
50 kg
Dry mass
50 kg
Length
0.5 m
Diameter
0.50 m
Span
1.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q67174940 (CC0).