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OperationalPayloadGEO

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Launch

Launch date
January 15, 2023 at 03:14 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Long March 2D →
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Mission
6 x Jilin-1, Qilu-2/3 & others
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,788 km
Periapsis
35,785 km
Inclination
0.02°
Orbital period
1436.09 min

Spacecraft

Operator
US Air Force
Manufacturer
Unknown
Users
Military
Launch mass
3,200 kg
Dry mass
2,800 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2023-008A
NORAD catalog №
55263
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Operational

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