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ECI tracks
PRC HEO (FACT) against textbook Molniya, Tundra, and equatorial GEO (REFERENCE). Tundra is not a Chinese family.
Track file
Roster
- SHIYAN-10 01FACTPRC HEOCatalog name. Molniya-class.
- SHIYAN-10 02FACTPRC HEO2022-178A · 54878
- TJS-13FACTPRC HEO2024-227A · 62188
- TJS-21FACTPRC HEO2025-269A · 66586
- SHIJIAN-31FACTPRC HEO2026-136A · 69570
- GEO (i = 0)REFTextbookEquatorial geosynchronous overlay
- Molniya textbookREFTextbook~12 h · i ≈ 63.4°
- Tundra textbookREFTextbook~24 h · i ≈ 63.4° · not PRC
Method
FACT traces are catalog names as published. REFERENCE traces are textbook geometries for class comparison. Mission, payload, and intent stay off this plot until a primary puts them on.
Do not mix the labels
Tundra is a 24-hour critical-inclination geosynchronous class. Molniya is ~12-hour HEO at the same inclination. These five PRC objects fly Molniya-class paths. Do not mix the labels.