KAITUO

NORAD 40912 · COSPAR 2015-049P · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

KAITUO 1B reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 2 years ago).

Orbit: #46369 @ 145 x 157 km x 97.3681 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2024-01-21 13:51 UTC Â· 24062.6 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Current TLE

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KAITUO 1B
1 40912U 15049P 24021.57719025 .14527648 26197-5 35116-3 0 9996
2 40912 97.3681 54.2491 0008751 245.2391 114.8002 16.45639284463696

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

September 19th 2015

Spacecraft age

11 years, 1 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

China Amateur Satellite - CAMSAT

Purpose

Technology Development

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Taiyuan Launch Center

Launch vehicle

Long March 6

Contractor

Shenzhen Aerospace Dongfanghong HIT Satellite Ltd./CAMSAT

Launch mass

3 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

97.3681Â°

Period

87.5 min

Perigee

145 km

Apogee

157 km

Eccentricity

0.0008751

RAAN

54.2491Â°

Arg of Perigee

245.2391Â°

Mean Motion

16.45639284 rev/d