2026-106B

NORAD 69098· COSPAR 2026-106B· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO

Launch

Launched on May 15, 2026 from Launch Area 130, China aboard a Kinetica 1.

Kinetica 1 | 5 satellites →

Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-09 04:40 UTC

Orbit class

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

Operator

Chinese Government

Country

China

Manufacturer

—

Launched

May 15, 2026

Mass

—

Apogee

549 km

Perigee

530 km

Inclination

97.50°

Period

1.59 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for 2026-106B across 103 days of archived orbital elements (34 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Raising

Change

+2.2 km

Rate

+0.02 km/day

Now

531 × 549 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

5 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2026-106 (Kinetica 1 | 5 satellites).

2026-106A · 69097
2026-106C · 69099
2026-106D · 69100
2026-106E · 69101
LIJIAN-1 R/B · 69102

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