Key statistics
Satellite HAIYANG 2D at a glance.
Uptime
1510
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 2D.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: HAIYANG 2D
International designator: 2021-043A
Object number (NORAD): 48621
Object ID (CCSDS): 48621
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.093 minutes
Inclination: 65.9979 deg
SMA: 7330.077 km
Apoapsis: 957.469 km
Periapsis: 946.415 km
RAAN: 84.4277 deg
Eccentricy: 0.000754
Argument of periapsis: 268.2263 deg
Mean anomaly: 91.7941 deg
Mean motion: 13.83375128 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000038 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000039581 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:56 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 8:49 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 HAIYANG 2D
TLE line 1: 1 48621U 21043A 25187.86798917 -.00000038 00000-0 39581-4 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 48621 65.9979 84.4277 0007540 268.2263 91.7941 13.83375128208827
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite HAIYANG 2D.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Haiyang (Chinese: "Ocean"), abbreviated HY, is a marine remote sensing satellite series planned by China.
HAIYANG 2D was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4B | Haiyang 2D’, on board a Long March 4B space rocket.
The launch took place on May 19, 2021, 4:03 a.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 4B | Haiyang 2D
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 19, 2021, 4:03 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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Latest news about this satellite
China launches Haiyang-2D Oceanography Satellite from Jiuquan
A Chinese Long March 4B rocket took a Haiyang oceanography satellite to orbit early Wednesday morning. Liftoff from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center occurred approximately 12:03 PM local time (04:03 UTC) on 19 May.
Chinese Long March rocket launches oceanography satellite
A Long March 4B rocket successfully launched an oceanography satellite Wednesday from northwestern China, hours before officials at a different spaceport scrubbed the planned launch of a cargo ship to deliver supplies to the Chinese space station.
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