Satellites of China, People's Republic of

1,644 satellites in orbit, 1,444 operating.

The count is the catalogue’s as of Nov 8, 2026, 4:17 PM; whether a satellite is operating is as Orbinauts writes it where it has written when the satellite’s mission ended, and otherwise as Jonathan McDowell’s general catalogue believes it, licensed CC BY 4.0: GCAT

GCAT, Jonathan McDowell’s general catalogue (CC BY 4.0), credits these satellites to China, People's Republic of under the code CN.

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SatelliteKindOrbit classLaunchedOperating
The Tiangong space station seen from behind, with the Mengtian, Tianhe and Wentian modules in a row and a Shenzhou spacecraft docked below.
Photograph: China Manned Space Engineering Office (CC BY 4.0)
Tiangong Space Station (Tiangong)
Space stationLow Earth orbitYes
Dong Fang Hong 1PioneerLow Earth orbitEnded
BEIDOU IGSO-6Navigation satelliteInclined geosynchronousYes
BEIDOU 3M1Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYes
BEIDOU 3M2Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYes
BEIDOU 3M3Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYes
BEIDOU 3M4Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYes
BEIDOU 3M5Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYes
BEIDOU 3M6Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYes
BEIDOU 3M7Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYes
BEIDOU 3M8Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYes
BEIDOU IGSO-7Navigation satelliteInclined geosynchronousYes
BEIDOU 3M9Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYes
BEIDOU 3M10Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYes
BEIDOU 3M11Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYes
BEIDOU 3M12Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYes
BEIDOU 3M13Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYes
BEIDOU 3M14Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYes
BEIDOU 3M15Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYes
BEIDOU 3M16Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYes
BEIDOU 3G1Navigation satelliteGeostationaryYes
BEIDOU 3M17Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYes
BEIDOU 3M18Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYes
BEIDOU 3 IGSO-1Navigation satelliteInclined geosynchronousYes
BEIDOU 3 IGSO-2Navigation satelliteInclined geosynchronousYes
BEIDOU 3M23Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYes
BEIDOU 3M24Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYes
BEIDOU 3 IGSO-3Navigation satelliteInclined geosynchronousYes
BEIDOU 3M21Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYes
BEIDOU 3M22Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYes
BEIDOU 3M19Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYes
BEIDOU 3M20Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYes
BEIDOU 3 G2Navigation satelliteGeostationaryYes
BEIDOU 3 G3Navigation satelliteGeostationaryYes
BEIDOU 3 G4Navigation satelliteGeostationaryYes
BEIDOU 3 M28Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYes
BEIDOU 3 M26Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYes
BEIDOU 3M25Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYes
BEIDOU 3M27Navigation satelliteMedium Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI 231Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI 230Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI 229Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI 228Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI 227Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI 226Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI 225Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI 224Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI 223Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT GNot knownLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT ENot knownLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT DNot knownLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT CNot knownLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT BNot knownLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT ANot knownLow Earth orbitYes
YAOGAN-50 03Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
XIGUANG-4 01Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT KCommunications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT JCommunications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT HNot knownLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT GNot knownLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT FNot knownLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT ENot knownLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT DNot knownLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT CNot knownLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT BNot knownLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT ANot knownLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-222Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-221Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-220Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-219Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-218Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-217Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-216Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-215Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-214Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
YAOGAN-40 04CNot knownLow Earth orbitYes
YAOGAN-40 04BNot knownLow Earth orbitYes
YAOGAN-40 04ANot knownLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-213Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-212Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-211Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-210Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-209Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-208Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-207Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-206Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-205Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT JEarth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT HEarth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT GEarth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT FEarth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT ENot knownLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT DNot knownLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT CNot knownLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT BEarth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT AEarth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
PIESAT-2 16Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
PIESAT-2 15Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
PIESAT-2 14Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
PIESAT-2 13Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
TIANYI 52Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
TIANYI 51Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-204Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-203Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-202Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-201Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-200Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-199Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-198Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-197Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-196Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT KCommunications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT HCommunications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT GCommunications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT FCommunications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT ECommunications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT DCommunications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT CCommunications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT BCommunications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT ACommunications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
QIANFAN-248Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
QIANFAN-247Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
QIANFAN-246Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
QIANFAN-245Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
QIANFAN-244Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
QIANFAN-243Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
QIANFAN-242Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
QIANFAN-241Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
QIANFAN-240Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
QIANFAN-239Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT FNot knownLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT ENot knownLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT DNot knownLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT CNot knownLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT BNot knownLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT ANot knownLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT FEarth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT ECommunications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT DEarth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT CEarth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT BEarth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT ACommunications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HONGHU 3Not knownLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-195Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-194Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-193Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-192Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-191Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-190Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-189Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-188Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-187Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT BEarth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT AEarth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-186Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-185Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-184Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-183Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-182Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-181Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-180Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-179Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
HULIANWANG DIGUI-178Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
TJS-27BNot knownLow Earth orbitYes
TJS-27ANot knownLow Earth orbitYes
TIANLIAN-3 01Communications satelliteGeostationaryYes
OBJECT EEarth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT CNot knownLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT BEarth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT AEarth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
TIANLIAN-2 06Communications satelliteGeostationaryYes
OBJECT JNot knownLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT HEarth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT GEarth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT FEarth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT EEarth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT DEarth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT CEarth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT BEarth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT AEarth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
CHUANG XIN 26 (CX-26)Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
QIANFAN-238Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
QIANFAN-237Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
QIANFAN-236Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
QIANFAN-235Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
QIANFAN-234Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
QIANFAN-233Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
QIANFAN-232Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
QIANFAN-231Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
QIANFAN-230Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
QIANFAN-229Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
QIANFAN-228Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
QIANFAN-227Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
QIANFAN-226Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
QIANFAN-225Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
QIANFAN-224Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
QIANFAN-223Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
QIANFAN-222Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
QIANFAN-221Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
QIANFAN-220Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes