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NORAD 44785

KL-ALPHA A

📡 Radar viewIn orbit
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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 106 minutes, on an orbit tilted 88.9° from the equator, between 1,053 and 1,088 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About KL-ALPHA A

KL-ALPHA A is a satellite from Germany, launched on Nov 17, 2019 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China.

It circles Earth every 106 minutes (13.6 times a day), between 1,040 and 1,060 km up, on an orbit tilted 88.9° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 89° north and south.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 20 days its lowest point went from 1,041 km to 1,041 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
1,0401,0451,0501,0551,060

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.