Payload (satellite)
DAMPE
OperationalLEO
China
ChinaDAMPE is a satellite launched 2015-12-17 by China.
About
The Dark Matter Particle Explorer, or DAMPE, also known as Wukong, is a Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) satellite which launched on 17 December 2015. The satellite was launched on a Long March 2D rocket from Launch Pad 603 at the LC-43 complex, also known as the South Launch Site, at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. It is China's first space observatory.
Right now
Dotted: where it has been. Solid: the next orbit and a half. Orbit data from CelesTrak, map from NASA Blue Marble. All credits
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Facts
NORAD ID41173
International designator2015-078A
TypePayload (satellite)
StatusOperational
OwnerChina
Launch date2015-12-17
Launch siteJiuquan, China
Orbital period94.1 min
Inclination97.46°
Apogee481 km
Perigee464 km