Satellites

Payload

QQW-2

DecayedPayloadLEO

QQW-2 is a China payload satellite, launched on September 3, 1990 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
September 3, 1990 at 12:53 AM UTC
Launch site
TAISC
Operator
Ministry of Aerospace Industry
Mission
Feng Yun 1B

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
278 km
Periapsis
245 km
Inclination
98.97°
Orbital period
89.74 min

Spacecraft

Operator
China
Launch mass
3.3 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1990-081C
NORAD catalog №
20790
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Radar cross-section
5.2976 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
July 24, 1991

End of mission

Last active / ended
July 24, 1991
Time in service
324 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed