LINGQIAO

NORAD 40960 · COSPAR 2015-057C · ACTIVE

Orbit: #59520 @ 625 x 648 km x 97.6705 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-28 22:47 UTC Â· 23.4 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Altitude —

Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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LINGQIAO VIDEO B
1 40960U 15057C 26301.94955182 .00000612 00000-0 92210-4 0 09999
2 40960 97.6705 291.3760 0016390 189.5951 170.4950 14.77647010595204

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

October 7th 2015

Spacecraft age

11 years

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co. Ltd.

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

Launch vehicle

Long March 2D

Contractor

Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co. Ltd.

Launch mass

95 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

97.6705Â°

Period

97.45 min

Perigee

625 km

Apogee

648 km

Eccentricity

0.001639

RAAN

291.376Â°

Arg of Perigee

189.5951Â°

Mean Motion

14.7764701 rev/d