Official name NINGXIA-1 10
Alternative name Zhongzi 2-05
Cospar ID 2021-064E
Norad ID 49022
Launch date 2021-07-09
Launch site TSC
Launch vehicle CZ-6
Country/Organization China
Type application RF spectrum monitoring, SIGINT, Traffic monitoring
Operator Ningxia Jingui Information Technology Co. Ltd.
RCS size MEDIUM
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 102.25
Inclination (deg) 45
Perigee (km) 860
Apogee (km) 871
Eccentricity 0.00635470826112074
Mean motion (revs. per day) 14.0831295843521
Semi-Major axis (km) 7243.635
Raan (deg) 94.6965
Arg of perigee (deg) 195.2906
Shape Box + 2 Pan
Mass (kg) 100
Height (m) 0.5
Width (m) 0.2
Depth (m) 0.2
Span (m^2) 1
Contractors DFH Satellite Co. Ltd of CAST
Power Solar array, batteries

The Ningxin-1 satellites (also called Zhongzi) are a series of Chinese commercial remote sensing satellite owned by Ningxia Jingui Information Technology Co. Ltd.

The satellites were built by DFH Satellite Co. Ltd of CAST. They have been reported to be a commercial operated global EM spectrum signal monitoring satellite system (SIGINT).

Five Ningxin-1 satellites were launched in November 2019 on a CZ-6 rocket. Five more will be launched in July 2021.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
KZ-1A R/B 2019-075B 2019-11-13 JSC CZ-6 with Zhongzi 1-01, ..., 1-05
NINGXIA-1 1 2019-076A 2019-11-13 TSC CZ-6 with Zhongzi 1-01, ..., 1-05
NINGXIA-1 2 2019-076B 2019-11-13 TSC CZ-6 with Zhongzi 1-01, ..., 1-05
NINGXIA-1 3 2019-076C 2019-11-13 TSC CZ-6 with Zhongzi 1-01, ..., 1-05
NINGXIA-1 4 2019-076D 2019-11-13 TSC CZ-6 with Zhongzi 1-01, ..., 1-05
NINGXIA-1 5 2019-076E 2019-11-13 TSC CZ-6 with Zhongzi 1-01, ..., 1-05
NINGXIA-1 6 2021-064A 2021-07-09 TSC CZ-6 with Zhongzi 2-01, ..., 2-05
NINGXIA-1 7 2021-064B 2021-07-09 TSC CZ-6 with Zhongzi 2-01, ..., 2-05
NINGXIA-1 8 2021-064C 2021-07-09 TSC CZ-6 with Zhongzi 2-01, ..., 2-05
NINGXIA-1 9 2021-064D 2021-07-09 TSC CZ-6 with Zhongzi 2-01, ..., 2-05
NINGXIA-1 10 2021-064E 2021-07-09 TSC CZ-6 with Zhongzi 2-01, ..., 2-05