Key statistics
Satellite HAIYANG 2D at a glance.
Uptime
1453
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.8
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.0
Latest
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: 65.9976 deg
SMA: 7330.071 km
Apoapsis: 957.766 km
Periapsis: 946.105 km
RAAN: 226.2558 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0007954
Argument of periapsis: 262.5546 deg
Mean anomaly: 97.4618 deg
Mean motion: 13.83376907 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000006 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000068185 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 11, 2025, 2:40 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 10, 2025, 9:35 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 HAIYANG 2D
TLE line 1: 1 48621U 21043A 25130.89969117 -.00000006 00000-0 68185-4 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 48621 65.9976 226.2558 0007954 262.5546 97.4618 13.83376907200903
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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