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TIANQIN 1 (CAS-6)
Chinese Gravitational Wave Detector Technology Precursor · Sun Yat-sen University (China)
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Tianqin-1 (CAS-6), a Chinese technology demonstration satellite testing precision laser ranging and drag-free control systems — early groundwork for China's planned Tianqin space-based gravitational wave detector, a project explicitly designed to rival Europe's LISA mission.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 358–368 mi (575–592 km)
- Inclination
- 97.8°
- One orbit
- 96.2 minutes15.0 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 44879
- Int’l designator
- 2019-093A
- Launched
- 2019
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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