Latitude
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LINGQIAO
NORAD 40960 · COSPAR 2015-057C · ACTIVE
Orbit: #59230 @ 626 x 648 km x 97.6691 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-09 07:28 UTC · 11.7 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
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Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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LINGQIAO VIDEO B
1 40960U 15057C 26282.31157784 .00000219 00000-0 37437-4 0 09993
2 40960 97.6691 272.6856 0015311 258.2807 101.6687 14.77622553592308
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 40960U 15057C 26282.31157784 .00000219 00000-0 37437-4 0 09993
2 40960 97.6691 272.6856 0015311 258.2807 101.6687 14.77622553592308
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
October 7th 2015
Spacecraft age
11 years
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co. Ltd.
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · 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
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Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.6691°
Period
97.45 min
Perigee
626 km
Apogee
648 km
Eccentricity
0.0015311
RAAN
272.6856°
Arg of Perigee
258.2807°
Mean Motion
14.77622553 rev/d