KL Beta A and B
General
| Designation |
49059
/ 21070A 49060 / 21070B |
| Launch date | 4 Aug 2021 |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| Mission | Telecommunications |
| Perigee/Apogee | 905/916 km |
| Inclination | 89° |
| Period | 103 min |
| Launch vehicle | Long March 6 #7 |
Built by the Shanghai Institute for Microsatellite Innovation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and are operated by German company KLEO Connect. Will help test new interference suppression technology for Ka-band mobile communications satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) and Geostationary orbit (GEO).
Mass of each satellite estimated at 100 kg
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