Key statistics
Satellite OBJECT A at a glance.
Uptime
1578
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.1
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.5
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for OBJECT A.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OBJECT A
International designator: 2021-061A
Object number (NORAD): 49003
Object ID (CCSDS): 49003
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 95.362 minutes
Inclination: 97.5451 deg
SMA: 6914.249 km
Apoapsis: 541.797 km
Periapsis: 530.43 km
RAAN: 16.2326 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00082199
Argument of periapsis: 85.1413 deg
Mean anomaly: 275.0755 deg
Mean motion: 15.10028883 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00004443 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00027696822 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 28, 2025, 2:18 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 27, 2025, 11:54 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OBJECT A
TLE line 1: 1 49003U 21061A 25300.99614700 .00004443 00000-0 27697-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 49003 97.5451 16.2326 0008220 85.1413 275.0755 15.10028883238317
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OBJECT A.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Jilin-1 satellites are a series of Chinese commercial remote sensing satellite for high definition video within the Jilin-1 constellation designed and owned by the Chang Guang Satellite Technology Corporation.
OBJECT A was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 2D | Jilin-1 Wideband-01B & High Resolution 03D’, on board a Long March 2D space rocket.
The launch took place on July 3, 2021, 2:51 a.m. from Launch Complex 9.
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Long March 2D | Jilin-1 Wideband-01B & High Resolution 03D
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: July 3, 2021, 2:51 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 2D
Launch pad: Launch Complex 9
Location: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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