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KUAIZHOU 2 (KZ-2)
Decayed
Payload
LEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
November 21, 2014 at 06:37 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
156 km
Periapsis
141 km
Inclination
96.46°
Orbital period
87.46 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
2014-073A
NORAD catalog №
40311
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
China
Radar cross-section
2.0719 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
October 9, 2016
End of mission
Last active / ended
October 9, 2016
Time in service
1.9 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed