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LUOJIA-1 01

NORAD 43485· COSPAR 2018-048B· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO
Launch
Launched on Jun 2, 2018 from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), China aboard a Long March 2D.
Long March 2D | Gaofen 6 & Luojia-1
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:11 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
Launched
Jun 2, 2018
Mass
Apogee
616 km
Perigee
604 km
Inclination
97.81°
Period
1.61 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for LUOJIA-1 01 across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.1 km
Rate
-0.01 km/day
Now
604 × 616 km
610616604Aug 26Sep 9
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 2018-048 (Long March 2D | Gaofen 6 & Luojia-1).

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