HAIYANG 2C

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite HAIYANG 2C at a glance.

Uptime

1810

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.8

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

66.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for HAIYANG 2C.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: HAIYANG 2C

International designator: 2020-066A

Object number (NORAD): 46469

Object ID (CCSDS): 46469

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.093 minutes

Inclination: 65.9963 deg

SMA: 7330.074 km

Apoapsis: 962.061 km

Periapsis: 941.816 km

RAAN: 207.2285 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00138093

Argument of periapsis: 281.2252 deg

Mean anomaly: 78.7264 deg

Mean motion: 13.83376048 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000002 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000075776596 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 4, 2025, 5:45 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 HAIYANG 2C

TLE line 1: 1 46469U 20066A 25247.23995155 .00000002 00000-0 75777-4 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 46469 65.9963 207.2285 0013809 281.2252 78.7264 13.83376048249943

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite HAIYANG 2C.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

Haiyang (Chinese: "Ocean"), abbreviated HY, is a marine remote sensing satellite series planned by China.

HAIYANG 2C was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4B | Haiyang 2C’, on board a Long March 4B space rocket.

The launch took place on Sept. 21, 2020, 5:40 a.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603).

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Long March 4B | Haiyang 2C
Long March 4B | Haiyang 2C

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Sept. 21, 2020, 5:40 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Long March 4B

Launch pad: Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603)

Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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