QSS

Launch Details
Launched 14 August 2016
Flight ended –
Status Operational
Category Active satellites
Launch site Jiuquan Space Center, PRC
Owner People's Republic of China
NORAD ID 41731
COSPAR ID 2016-051A
Alternative names MOZI
QUANTUM SCIENCE SATELLITE
QUESS
QUANTUM EXPERIMENT SCIENTIFIC SATELLITE
MICIUS
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 97.314°
Eccentricity 0.00134
RA ascending node 12.168 hr
Argument perigee 79.658°
Mean anomaly 280.616°
Orbital period 93.974 min
Epoch of osculation 30 Sep 2023, 11:37

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 466.8 km
Mean Altitude 476.0 km
Peak Altitude 485.1 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

3CAT-2 LIXING-1

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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