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DAQI-1
Chinese Atmospheric Pollution Monitoring Satellite · CNSA (China)
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DaQi-1, China's dedicated atmospheric environment monitoring satellite, tracking air pollutants and greenhouse gases across the country with enough precision to trace a specific smog event back to the region — even the industrial sector — most responsible for it.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 436–440 mi (702–707 km)
- Inclination
- 98.2°
- One orbit
- 98.7 minutes14.6 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 52257
- Int’l designator
- 2022-039A
- Launched
- 2022
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 7 Nov 2026.