Spacecraft information: CFOSAT

Launch Details
Launched 28 October 2018
Flight ended –
Status Operational
Category Active satellites
Launch site Jiuquan Space Center, PRC
Owner People's Republic of China
NORAD ID 43662
COSPAR ID 2018-083A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 97.363°
Eccentricity 0.00018
RA ascending node 6.295 hr
Argument perigee 108.465°
Mean anomaly 251.678°
Orbital period 94.966 min
Epoch of osculation 28 Mar 2026, 12:33

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 522.8 km
Mean Altitude 524.1 km
Peak Altitude 525.3 km

Launched alongside

OBJECT B OBJECT C OBJECT D CUBEBEL-1 CZ-2C R/B OBJECT G CHANGSHAGAOXIN

Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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