KL-BETA A (49059)

COSPAR: 2021-070A | Alt Name: GMS-Beta-A

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Launch Details

Launch Date

August 4, 2021

Launch Site

TAISC

Launch Pad

LC16

Launch Vehicle

Chang Zheng 6

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

49059

International Designator

2021-070A

Epoch

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 07:02:58 GMT

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Inclination

89.00°

Right Ascension

216.72°

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Argument of Perigee

52.97°

Period

103.27 min

Mean Motion

13.94 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

KL-BETA A

Alternative Name

GMS-Beta-A

Type

Payload

Status

Operational

Owner

KLEO/YUANX

Country

Germany

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 49059U 21070A   26185.29373133  .00000118  00000-0  78200-4 0  9991

2 49059  89.0029 216.7202 0002454  52.9676 307.1724 13.94395764250313

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Summary

The KL-BETA A satellite, also known as GMS-Beta-A, was launched by KLEO/YUANX on August 4, 2021, from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TAISC), LC16, using a Chang Zheng 6 launch vehicle. It has dimensions of 1 meter in length and 0.5 meters in diameter with a span of 3 meters. The satellite's dry mass is 100 kilograms and it also weighs 100 kilograms at launch. Equipped with a Ka-band payload and a laser communication payload, KL-BETA A is designed for communication purposes and utilizes Hall effect thrusters as its motor system. It generates power through solar arrays and batteries and has a box-shaped structure with an added pan configuration. The satellite was manufactured by IMICAS and operates in space to fulfill its mission objectives related to communication services.

Physical Characteristics

Length

Diameter

0.5

Span

Dry Mass

100

Launch Mass

100

Shape

Box+pan

Radar Cross Section

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Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

KL-Beta-A

Purpose

Communication

Mission

Communication

Manufacturer

IMICAS

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

KLA

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

Hall effect thrusters

Equipment

Ka-band payload, laser communication payload

Power System

solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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