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Chinese spacecraft nº: 449 |
Launch data:
Designation | 43917 / 18110C |
Launch date | 24 Dec 2018 - 16:53 UT |
Launch site | Xichang, LC-3 |
Launch vehicle |
CZ-3C/G2 |
Mission | Technology |
Launch platform | TJS-3 sat, LEO |
Deployment date | 31 Dec 2018 |
Geosynchronous orbit: |
Perigee / Apogee | 35782 x 35793 km |
Eccentricity | |
Inclination | 0.1° |
Period | min |
Subsatellite TJS-3 subsat launched from mother satellite TJS 3.
Spacecraft data:
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Mass at launch | kg |
Dry Mass | kg |
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Location:
Date | Position | Remarks |
13 Jan 2019 | 59° E | |
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Mission details:
- On or before Dec 31, 2018 after using its apogee engine to reach geosynchronous orbit, the TJS-3 satellite ejected what appears to be a subsatellite; as of
early Jan 13, 2019 both satellites were on station near 59E about 100 km apart. By Jan 28 the separation had been adjusted to about 90 km.
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