Key statistics
Satellite STTW-2 at a glance.
Uptime
13697
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
13.5
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for STTW-2.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: STTW-2
International designator: 1988-014A
Object number (NORAD): 18922
Object ID (CCSDS): 18922
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1436.248 minutes
Inclination: 13.4947 deg
SMA: 42167.682 km
Apoapsis: 35816.956 km
Periapsis: 35762.138 km
RAAN: 341.7414 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00065
Argument of periapsis: 175.9579 deg
Mean anomaly: 211.8949 deg
Mean motion: 1.00261263 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000018 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 5, 2025, 4:46 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 4, 2025, 9:33 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 STTW-2
TLE line 1: 1 18922U 88014A 25247.89853692 .00000018 00000-0 00000-0 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 18922 13.4947 341.7414 0006500 175.9579 211.8949 1.00261263137253
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite STTW-2.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object STTW-2.
Associated space launch
Chinese geostationary communications satellite
STTW-2 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 3 | DFH-2A 2’, on board a Long March 3 space rocket.
The launch took place on March 7, 1988, 12:41 p.m. from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1).
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Long March 3 | DFH-2A 2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 7, 1988, 12:41 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 3
Launch pad: Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Location: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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