Key statistics
Satellite OBJECT A at a glance.
Uptime
1284
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: 94.819 minutes
Inclination: 63.466 deg
SMA: 6887.979 km
Apoapsis: 576.822 km
Periapsis: 442.866 km
RAAN: 146.7379 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00972394
Argument of periapsis: 340.657 deg
Mean anomaly: 19.0861 deg
Mean motion: 15.18675681 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00023901 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0010186169 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 6:18 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 3:32 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OBJECT A
TLE line 1: 1 51946U 22023A 25251.64739542 .00023901 00000-0 10186-2 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 51946 63.4660 146.7379 0097239 340.6570 19.0861 15.18675681194977
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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