2023-189A
Launch
Launched on Dec 4, 2023 from Launch Area 95A, China aboard a Ceres-1.
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Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Dec 4, 2023
Mass
—
Apogee
475 km
Perigee
460 km
Inclination
97.43°
Period
1.56 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for 2023-189A across 59 days of archived orbital elements (60 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Decaying
Change
-1.2 km
Rate
-0.02 km/day
Now
460 × 475 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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