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DAMPE

NORAD 41173 · Payload · In orbit since 2015

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Launched
2015-12-17 · Jiuquan, China
Country / operator
PRC (China)
Object type
Payload
Purpose
Astronomy
Mass
1,860 kg
Size
2 × 1.5 m · 4 m deployed
Orbit class
LEO (< 2,000 km)
Perigee × Apogee
466 × 480 km
Inclination
97.5°
Period
93.9 min
Eccentricity
0.0010
Orbit data
Live orbit: current tracking elements

Mass, size and purpose from GCAT (J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0).