The local space context of Kunshan as this registry holds it — the catalogued human footprint on the ground around it, the orbits that can pass overhead, and the geostationary belt seen from here.
| position | 31.378° N, 120.954° E | GeoNames (geonames.org) — CC BY 4.0 |
|---|---|---|
| population | 2,092,496 inhabitants | GeoNames (geonames.org) — CC BY 4.0 |
| site | distance · bearing | position | source layer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laogang sounding rocket site, Shanghai Shi, Zhongguo | 91 km ESE (116°) | 31.020° N, 121.820° E | gcat-sites |
| Shijiedu sounding rocket site, Anhui Province | 172 km WSW (254°) | 30.950° N, 119.220° E | gcat-sites |
| Ninbgo missile base, Zhejiang province | 182 km SSE (156°) | 29.880° N, 121.717° E | gcat-sites |
| Wenzhou missile base, Zhejiang | 346 km S (189°) | 28.300° N, 120.400° E | gcat-sites |
| Huang Hai CZ-11 launch zone | 392 km N (3°) | 34.900° N, 121.190° E | gcat-sites |
| Yellow Sea launch area | 445 km NNE (25°) | 35.000° N, 123.000° E | gcat-sites |
| Leping missile base, Jianxi, China | 455 km SW (235°) | 28.970° N, 117.120° E | gcat-sites |
| Fuan? missile base | 504 km SSW (195°) | 27.000° N, 119.600° E | gcat-sites |
| Jianggezhuang Submarine Base | 527 km N (356°) | 36.104° N, 120.579° E | gcat-sites |
| Barge launch site, Jungmun, Jeju I. | 550 km ENE (67°) | 33.200° N, 126.400° E | gcat-sites |
| Haiyang test site, Shandong | 603 km N (2°) | 36.800° N, 121.200° E | gcat-sites |
| 822 Brigade missile base, Laiwu, Shangdong province | 617 km NNW (332°) | 36.235° N, 117.716° E | gcat-sites |
| Naro Space Center (Naro Uju Senteo),Oenaro I,GoHeung, Jeollanam-do,Korea | 702 km ENE (59°) | 34.432° N, 127.536° E | gcat-sites |
| Anhueng, Taean missile site, Ch'ungch'ong Namdo, Korea | 734 km NE (39°) | 36.410° N, 126.100° E | gcat-sites |
| Bohai launch area (Some Yellow Sea launches may also be here) | 792 km N (360°) | 38.500° N, 120.900° E | gcat-sites |
| … and 24 more within 1000 km | |||
| site | distance · bearing | position | source layer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mir | Demo Flight | 548 km ENE (67°) | 33.217° N, 126.367° E | launchlibrary |
| Nuri | NeonSat-2 to 6 | 702 km ENE (59°) | 34.432° N, 127.535° E | launchlibrary |
| Epsilon S | JV-LOTUSat-1 | 962 km E (88°) | 31.251° N, 131.082° E | launchlibrary |
| H3-22 | Michibiki 7 (QZS-7) | 962 km E (94°) | 30.401° N, 130.976° E | launchlibrary |
| H3-24 | Martian Moon eXplorer (MMX) | 962 km E (94°) | 30.401° N, 130.976° E | launchlibrary |
| site | distance · bearing | position | source layer |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSCOVY | 775 km NW (325°) | 37.017° N, 115.995° E | nuclear-tests |
| Nagasaki (Fat Man) | 853 km ENE (77°) | 32.773° N, 129.863° E | nukes |
Distances are great-circle on a sphere of mean radius 6,371 km; bearings are initial true bearings from the city. Each position is the source catalogue's own, read back from the registry.
Of the 23,251 artificial objects the registry places in Earth orbit on 2026-10-18, 20,246 fly orbits whose ground track reaches 31.378° N, so they can pass directly overhead; the other 3,005 never reach this latitude.
| space station | inclination | can pass overhead |
|---|---|---|
| Bai Xiang | 85.0° | yes |
| International Space Station (+3 docked records) | 51.6° | yes |
| Kosmos-382 | 55.9° | yes |
| Tianhe | 41.5° | yes |
Computed: an orbit's equatorial inclination bounds the latitudes its track reaches (inclination i, or 180° − i when retrograde), from the orbital elements the registry holds. «Can pass overhead» is geometry, not a schedule — when, and whether it is lit and visible, depends on the hour.
The geostationary belt arcs across the southern sky and stands 53.5° above the horizon due south — the elevation to aim at for a satellite at this city's own longitude. Computed: spherical Earth (equatorial radius 6,378.137 km), circular orbit of one sidereal day (42,164 km); good to a few tenths of a degree.
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