2026-027D
Launch
Launched on Feb 12, 2026 from South China Sea (launch location 3), China aboard a Smart Dragon 3.
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Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Feb 12, 2026
Mass
—
Apogee
513 km
Perigee
498 km
Inclination
97.52°
Period
1.58 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for 2026-027D across 59 days of archived orbital elements (60 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Decaying
Change
-2.4 km
Rate
-0.04 km/day
Now
498 × 513 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
6 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2026-027 (Smart Dragon 3 | PRSC-EO2 & 6 satellites).
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