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 97.309°
Eccentricity 0.00101
RA ascending node 6.228 hr
Argument perigee 167.726°
Mean anomaly 192.423°
Orbital period 93.623 min
Epoch of osculation 29 Jun 2024, 13:07

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 452.0 km
Mean Altitude 458.9 km
Peak Altitude 465.8 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

3CAT-2 LIXING-1

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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