KUAIZHOU 2 (KZ-2)

KUAIZHOU 2 (KZ-2) is no longer on orbit
KUAIZHOU 2 (KZ-2) is classified as:

Disaster monitoring

NORAD ID: 40311

Int'l Code: 2014-073A

Perigee: N/A

Apogee: N/A

Inclination: N/A

Period: N/A

Semi major axis: N/A

RCS: N/A

Launch date: November 21, 2014
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)
Decay date: 2016-10-09

KUAIZHOU 2 (KZ-2) will be used to monitor natural disasters and provide disaster-relief information. Kuaizhou means "speedy vessel" in Chinese.

1 40311U 14073A   16283.50250668  .11133018  20339-5  21796-3 0  9994
2 40311  96.4644  17.0803 0010942 249.7330 110.8456 16.46543041109567

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC