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LING QIAO

NORAD 40136· COSPAR 2014-051A· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO
Launch
Launched on Sep 4, 2014 from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), China aboard a Long March 2D.
Long March 2D | Chuangxin 1-04 & Lingqiao →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 23:41 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Sep 4, 2014
Mass
—
Apogee
810 km
Perigee
780 km
Inclination
98.71°
Period
1.68 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for LING QIAO across 59 days of archived orbital elements (60 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.0 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
780 × 810 km
795810780Aug 26Oct 24
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

Launched with

One other catalogued object still in orbit from launch 2014-051 (Long March 2D | Chuangxin 1-04 & Lingqiao).

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