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DONGPO 09
Chinese Commercial Earth Observation Satellite · Chinese Commercial Operator
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Dongpo 09, part of a Chinese commercial Earth observation constellation named after the 11th-century poet and statesman Su Dongpo, providing multispectral imagery for agricultural and environmental customers as the constellation continues expanding its imaging capacity across China's commercial remote sensing sector.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 282–284 mi (453–458 km)
- Inclination
- 97.7°
- One orbit
- 93.6 minutes15.4 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 54685
- Int’l designator
- 2022-167D
- Launched
- 2022
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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