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MULTIFUNCTION TEST SAT

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MULTIFUNCTION TEST SAT is a National University of Defense Technology payload satellite, launched on August 23, 2020 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
August 23, 2020 at 02:27 AM UTC
Launch site
Jiuquan, China
Launched by
Long March 2D →
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Mission
Gaofen-9-05
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
318 km
Periapsis
307 km
Inclination
97.28°
Orbital period
90.77 min

Spacecraft

Operator
National University of Defense Technology
Manufacturer
National University of Defense Technology
Users
Military
Launch mass
10 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2020-058B
NORAD catalog №
46233
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
August 22, 2024

End of mission

Last active / ended
August 22, 2024
Time in service
4.0 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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