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 97.293°
Eccentricity 0.00062
RA ascending node 12.026 hr
Argument perigee 33.295°
Mean anomaly 326.870°
Orbital period 92.198 min
Epoch of osculation 15 Sep 2025, 06:55

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 385.2 km
Mean Altitude 389.5 km
Peak Altitude 393.7 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

3CAT-2 LIXING-1

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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