Trajectory & orbital insertion · playback
Orbits are real (live SGP4) — press play to sweep the deployed group forward along their planes. Ascent path is a representation; true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Provider type
Government
Orbit
GTO
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Launch site
China
Date
Fri, 15 Dec 2023 13:41:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#6574 ever
Mission
Chinese reconnaissance satellite explicitly named in official news as a "high orbit optical remote sensing satellite". Satellite was found in standard geostationary transfer orbit after launch; other details TBD.
Deployed payloads · 1