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KUAIZHOU 1 (KZ-1)
Decayed
Payload
LEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
September 25, 2013 at 04:37 AM UTC
Launch site
Jiuquan, China
Launched by
Kuaizhou →
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
132 km
Periapsis
113 km
Inclination
96.48°
Orbital period
86.94 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
2013-053A
NORAD catalog №
39262
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
China
Radar cross-section
1.8313 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
September 1, 2015
End of mission
Last active / ended
September 1, 2015
Time in service
1.9 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed