Key statistics
Satellite OBJECT A at a glance.
Uptime
1170
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.4
Latest
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: 2022-019A
Object number (NORAD): 51824
Object ID (CCSDS): 51824
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 92.92 minutes
Inclination: 97.3905 deg
SMA: 6795.675 km
Apoapsis: 425.051 km
Periapsis: 410.028 km
RAAN: 212.0042 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0011053
Argument of periapsis: 147.173 deg
Mean anomaly: 213.021 deg
Mean motion: 15.49722311 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00038216 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00068639 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 12, 2025, 2:31 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 11, 2025, 10:13 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OBJECT A
TLE line 1: 1 51824U 22019A 25131.92618617 .00038216 00000-0 68639-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 51824 97.3905 212.0042 0011053 147.1730 213.0210 15.49722311177727
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
Carried 22 satellites to sun-synchronous orbit on a share-ride mission, including the Hainan-1 satellites.
OBJECT A was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 8 (Core Only) | Hainan-1 to 4 & others’, on board a Long March 8 (Core Only) space rocket.
The launch took place on Feb. 27, 2022, 3:06 a.m. from 201.
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Long March 8 (Core Only) | Hainan-1 to 4 & others
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Feb. 27, 2022, 3:06 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 8 (Core Only)
Launch pad: 201
Location: Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
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