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NORAD 41898 · Payload · In orbit since 2016

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Launched
2016-12-21 · Jiuquan, China
Country / operator
PRC (China)
Object type
Payload
Purpose
Earth science
Mass
620 kg
Size
1.8 × 1.5 m · 10 m deployed
Orbit class
LEO (< 2,000 km)
Perigee × Apogee
679 × 707 km
Inclination
98.5°
Period
98.5 min
Eccentricity
0.0020
Orbit data
Live orbit: current tracking elements

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

Same launch

Other objects cataloged from the same launch day and site: co-passengers and the rocket body.