Official name KZ-1A R/B
Alternative name KZ-1 Stage 4 (Kuaizhou-1)
Cospar ID 2019-075B
Norad ID 44778
Launch date 2019-11-13
Launch site JSC
Launch vehicle CZ-6
Country/Organization China
Type application RF spectrum monitoring, SIGINT, Traffic monitoring
Operator Ningxia Jingui Information Technology Co. Ltd.
RCS size LARGE
Decay date 2019-11-20
Shape Cyl
Mass (kg) 200
Diameter (m) 1.2
Span (m^2) 1.2
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