Key statistics
Satellite OBJECT A at a glance.
Uptime
1382
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.2
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
63.5
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: 2022-023A
Object number (NORAD): 51946
Object ID (CCSDS): 51946
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 94.841 minutes
Inclination: 63.4725 deg
SMA: 6889.041 km
Apoapsis: 579.516 km
Periapsis: 442.296 km
RAAN: 172.5818 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00995931
Argument of periapsis: 340.4792 deg
Mean anomaly: 19.2517 deg
Mean motion: 15.18324507 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000511 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00022799451 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 16, 2025, 2:19 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 15, 2025, 11:26 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OBJECT A
TLE line 1: 1 51946U 22023A 25349.97658948 .00005110 00000-0 22799-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 51946 63.4725 172.5818 0099593 340.4792 19.2517 15.18324507209901
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
The first flight dedicated to the launch of the Internet constellation of GalaxySpace, a private company, planning the total deployment of more than 1000 satellites in earth orbit. The satellites broadcast in 5G, with a capacity of 10 Gb.
OBJECT A was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 2C | Yinhe-1 (x6)’, on board a Long March 2 space rocket.
The launch took place on March 5, 2022, 6:01 a.m. from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1).
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Long March 2C | Yinhe-1 (x6)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 5, 2022, 6:01 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 2
Launch pad: Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Location: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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Latest news about this satellite
Long March rocket deploys six Chinese internet satellites
Six demonstration satellites for a future Chinese broadband internet mega-constellation launched March 5 on a Long March 2C rocket.
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China launched a set of commercial satellites Saturday for testing broadband services, on-orbit networking and integrating communications and remote sensing technologies.
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