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    BEIJING 1
            Launch Details
            
                
        
                    | Launched | 26 October 2005 | 
| Flight ended | – | 
| Status | Operational | 
| Categories | 
                                                            
                                    Disaster Monitoring                                
                                 Active satellites  | 
                    
| Launch site | Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia | 
| Owner | People's Republic of China | 
| NORAD ID | 28890 | 
| COSPAR ID | 2005-043A | 
| Observing | 
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 98.262° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.00134 | 
| RA ascending node | 4.928 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 271.164° | 
| Mean anomaly | 88.802° | 
| Orbital period | 98.407 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 02 Nov 2025, 11:52 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 680.2 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 689.7 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 699.1 km | 
Orbital History
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