QIANKUN-1
Launch
Launched on Jul 22, 2023 from Launch Area 95A, China aboard a Ceres-1.
Ceres-1 | Qiankun-1 & Xingshidai‐16 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-08-31 21:29 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Jul 22, 2023
Mass
—
Apogee
286 km
Perigee
248 km
Inclination
96.13°
Period
89.7 min
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for QIANKUN-1 across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Raising
Change
+5.0 km
Rate
+0.36 km/day
Now
248 × 286 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.
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