Satellites

Payload

ZDPS 2B

DecayedPayloadLEO

ZDPS 2B is a Zhejiang University payload satellite, launched on September 19, 2015 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
September 19, 2015 at 11:01 PM UTC
Launch site
TAISC
Launched by
Long March 6
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
151 km
Periapsis
151 km
Inclination
97.41°
Orbital period
87.5 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Zhejiang University
Manufacturer
Zhejiang University
Users
Civil
Launch mass
12 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2015-049D
NORAD catalog №
40902
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Radar cross-section
0.2668 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
December 27, 2023

End of mission

Last active / ended
December 27, 2023
Time in service
8.3 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed