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 97.302°
Eccentricity 0.00099
RA ascending node 15.857 hr
Argument perigee 32.162°
Mean anomaly 328.023°
Orbital period 93.276 min
Epoch of osculation 21 Nov 2024, 03:11

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 435.2 km
Mean Altitude 442.0 km
Peak Altitude 448.8 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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