2023-003C
Launch
Launched on Jan 9, 2023 from Launch Area 95A, China aboard a Ceres-1.
Ceres-1 | 5 satellites →Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-24 06:45 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Jan 9, 2023
Mass
—
Apogee
389 km
Perigee
386 km
Inclination
97.14°
Period
1.54 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for 2023-003C across 59 days of archived orbital elements (60 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Decaying
Change
-8.3 km
Rate
-0.14 km/day
Now
386 × 389 km
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 2023-003 (Ceres-1 | 5 satellites).
- 2023-003E · 55137
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