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BANXING-2

DecayedPayloadLEO

BANXING-2 is a China payload satellite, launched on September 15, 2016 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
September 15, 2016 at 02:04 PM UTC
Launch site
Jiuquan, China
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Mission
Tiangong-2

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
129 km
Periapsis
113 km
Inclination
42.74°
Orbital period
86.9 min

Spacecraft

Operator
China
Launch mass
47 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2016-057H
NORAD catalog №
41834
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Radar cross-section
0.216 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
July 15, 2019

End of mission

Last active / ended
July 15, 2019
Time in service
2.8 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed