UCS-Satellite-Database
| Id | Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Current Official Name of Satellite | Country/Org of UN Registry | Country of Operator/Owner | Operator/Owner | Users | Purpose | Detailed Purpose | Class of Orbit | Type of Orbit | Longitude of GEO (degrees) | Perigee (km) | Apogee (km) | Eccentricity | Inclination (degrees) | Period (minutes) | Launch Mass (kg.) | Dry Mass (kg.) | Power (watts) | Date of Launch | Expected Lifetime (yrs.) | Contractor | Country of Contractor | Launch Site | Launch Vehicle | COSPAR Number | NORAD Number | Comments | Source Used for Orbital Data | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2342 | Quantum Science Satellite (QSS, Micius, Mozi) | QSS | China | China | University of Science and Technology | Government | Space Science | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 493 | 509 | 1.16E-03 | 97.3 | 95.1 | 700 | 2016/8/15 | 2 | Chinese Academy of Sciences/Austrian Academy of Sciences | China/Austria | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | Long March 2D | 2016-051A | 41731 | Will test out quantum communications over great distances. Will establish quantum link between China and Austria. | JM/12_16 | http://spaceflightnow.com/2016/08/15/chinese-satellite-to-begin-quantum-communications-experiments/ |
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