▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	SSO
Inclination	97.6596°
Eccentricity	0.0016131
Period	97.5 min
Apogee	649 km
Perigee	626 km
Mean motion	14.77526553 rev/day
RAAN	183.1558°
Arg of perigee	199.6940°
Mean anomaly	160.3651°
B*	1.0264e-4
Rev at epoch	57,840

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 7, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 40960U 15057C 26188.18102184 .00000685 00000-0 10264-3 0 9992

2 40960 97.6596 183.1558 0016131 199.6940 160.3651 14.77526553578405

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "LINGQIAO VIDEO B",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2015-057C",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T04:20:40.287+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.77526553,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0016131,
  "INCLINATION": 97.6596,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 183.1558,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 199.694,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 160.3651,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 40960,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 57840,
  "BSTAR": 0.00010264,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00000685,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	LINGQIAO VIDEO B
Operator	Chang Guang Satellite Technology LtdHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	China
Launch date	Oct 7, 2015HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	95HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Mission purpose	—
Object class	PAYLOADHIGH

▸Data quality

Score85 / 100

Claims7

Sources1

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org

▸Actions

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//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.