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BUFENG 1B
Chinese Atmospheric Sounding Technology Demonstrator · Chinese Commercial/Government Operator
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Bufeng-1B, the companion satellite to Bufeng-1A, completing an early Chinese GNSS radio occultation weather technology demonstration pair.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 290–312 mi (467–501 km)
- Inclination
- 45.0°
- One orbit
- 94.1 minutes15.3 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 44311
- Int’l designator
- 2019-032B
- Launched
- 2019
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 7 Nov 2026.
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