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Double Star Programme (DSP) - a joint project between ESA and the Chinese National Space Administration


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This mission consists of two satellites, the equatorial satellite DSP-E, following a 570 x 78 970 km orbit, inclined at 28.5 degrees to the equator and the polar satellite DSP-P, following a 700 x 39 000 km orbit inclined at 90 degrees to the equator.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
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