Key statistics
Satellite OBJECT A at a glance.
Uptime
1226
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: 92.677 minutes
Inclination: 97.389 deg
SMA: 6783.824 km
Apoapsis: 410.658 km
Periapsis: 400.72 km
RAAN: 269.4746 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0007325
Argument of periapsis: 298.95 deg
Mean anomaly: 61.1019 deg
Mean motion: 15.53785025 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00034202 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00053272 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:36 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 7:58 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OBJECT A
TLE line 1: 1 51824U 22019A 25187.83199884 .00034202 00000-0 53272-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 51824 97.3890 269.4746 0007325 298.9500 61.1019 15.53785025186392
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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