NINGXIA-1 9

NINGXIA-1 9 is an active satellite operated by Ningxia Jingui Information Technology Co. Ltd. (China), launched on 2021-07-09 from Taiyuan, China. It orbits in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) at altitudes between 857 km and 871 km with an inclination of 45.0°. It travels at approximately 26,721 km/h (7.42 km/s), completing one full orbit every 102 minutes — that’s roughly 14.09 orbits per day. At its current altitude, the estimated orbital lifetime before atmospheric re-entry is ~100–500 years. Orbital Radar tracks NINGXIA-1 9 in real time using the latest two-line element set (TLE) data, providing live position, altitude, speed and orbital path updated continuously.

NINGXIA-1 9 orbits at an average altitude of 864 km in the upper LEO band, where atmospheric drag is negligible and objects can persist for centuries to millennia. This altitude is used by broadband constellations like OneWeb and by scientific missions requiring stable orbits far from the densest debris bands. Within ±50 km of NINGXIA-1 9’s average altitude, there are currently 237 active payloads and 1,883 tracked debris or rocket body fragments — notable neighbours include NOAA 20. With an inclination of 45.0°, NINGXIA-1 9 passes over latitudes between 45.0°N and 45.0°S, covering the tropical and temperate zones where most of the world’s population resides. Low-to-mid inclination orbits are efficient to reach from equatorial and mid-latitude launch sites. China operates approximately 1,218 active satellites in total, of which 127 share a similar altitude band with NINGXIA-1 9.