XIWANG-1 (HOPE-1)

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10-day predictions
XIWANG-1 (HOPE-1) is classified as:

NORAD ID: 36122

Int'l Code: 2009-072B

Perigee: 1,200.1 km

Apogee: 1,211.5 km

Inclination: 100.1 °

Period: 109.4 minutes

Semi major axis: 7576 km

RCS: 0.3176 m² (medium)

Launch date: December 15, 2009
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Uplink (MHz): 145.925-145.975
Downlink (MHz): 435.765-435.715
Beacon (MHz):
Mode: SSB inverting
Call sign: BJ1SA-11 -12
Status: Inactive

Uplink (MHz): 145.825
Downlink (MHz): 435.675
Beacon (MHz):
Mode: FM_tone67Hz
Call sign:
Status: Inactive

Uplink (MHz):
Downlink (MHz):
Beacon (MHz): 435.790
Mode: CW
Call sign: BJ1SA
Status: Active

HOPE-1 is a minisatellite, which will be used for the China's young people to experience aerospace science and technology.

1 36122U 09072B   20028.41722586 -.00000023 +00000-0 +49593-4 0  9999
2 36122 100.0838 025.3549 0007524 183.9670 176.1391 13.16353177486313

Source of the keplerian elements: Caltech