China's Shenlong Deploys Six Objects
Details on China's current Shenlong spaceplane mission and its recent deployment of six objects.
Launch Date
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Launch Site
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NORAD ID
100147
International Designator
2026-170E
Epoch
Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:56:30 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
97.56°
Right Ascension
212.46°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
284.14°
Period
95.50 min
Mean Motion
15.08 rev/day
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Name
OBJECT E
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Owner
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1 A0147U 26170E 26205.62257888 .00001371 00000+0 93483-4 0 9991
2 A0147 97.5606 212.4572 0013810 284.1377 75.8316 15.07833743 95
Source: Celestrak
Apologies, there is no summary for this satellite yet. I am working to generate these for every object in the catalog, but it is going to take time.
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Life Expectancy
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Bus
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Configuration
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Motor
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Power System
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ADCS
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Transmitter Frequency
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