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QQW-2

DecayedPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
September 3, 1990 at 12:53 AM UTC
Launch site
TAISC
Launched by
Long March 4A →
Operator
Ministry of Aerospace Industry
Mission
Feng Yun 1B
Launch record
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Orbit

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

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