Etlaq Spaceport
The Middle East's first commercial spaceport is building launch heritage one rocket at a time. How Oman is positioning Duqm as a global launch hub - and what the 2025 delays tell us about the real pace of spaceport development.
Launch Date
May 12, 2026
Launch Site
TSC
Launch Pad
LC9A
Launch Vehicle
Chang Zheng 6A
NORAD ID
69083
International Designator
2026-104L
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 05:04:12 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
88.99°
Right Ascension
338.10°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
27.31°
Period
106.37 min
Mean Motion
13.54 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
QIANFAN-137
Alternative Name
N/A
Type
Status
Owner
YUANX
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
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1 69083U 26104L 26200.21125794 -.01823573 00000+0 -28928+1 0 9999
2 69083 88.9907 338.0993 0014191 27.3072 332.8824 13.53795014 9536
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.
Length
0.3
Diameter
3.0
Span
10.0
Dry Mass
267
Launch Mass
267
Shape
Box+pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Qianfan Jigui 09-11
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
SECM
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Qianfan
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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