2023-003C

NORAD 55135· COSPAR 2023-003C· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO

Launch

Launched on Jan 9, 2023 from Launch Area 95A, China aboard a Ceres-1.

Ceres-1 | 5 satellites →

Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:47 UTC

Orbit class

SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)

Operator

Chinese Government

Country

China

Manufacturer

—

Launched

Jan 9, 2023

Mass

—

Apogee

396 km

Perigee

392 km

Inclination

97.15°

Period

1.54 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for 2023-003C across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Decaying

Change

-1.8 km

Rate

-0.13 km/day

Now

392 × 396 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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