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 97.313°
Eccentricity 0.00114
RA ascending node 0.064 hr
Argument perigee 145.120°
Mean anomaly 215.079°
Orbital period 93.759 min
Epoch of osculation 28 Mar 2024, 13:51

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 457.7 km
Mean Altitude 465.5 km
Peak Altitude 473.3 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

3CAT-2 LIXING-1

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Longitude:
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39.04°N
77.49°W
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