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KL-BETA B

NORAD 49060· COSPAR 2021-070B· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· LEO
Launch
Launched on Aug 4, 2021 from Launch Complex 16, China aboard a Long March 6.
Long March 6 | KL-Beta
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:16 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
DLR
Country
Germany
Manufacturer
Launched
Aug 4, 2021
Mass
Apogee
919 km
Perigee
914 km
Inclination
89.01°
Period
1.72 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for KL-BETA B across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.0 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
914 × 919 km
916919914Aug 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 2021-070 (Long March 6 | KL-Beta).

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