Key statistics
Satellite OBJECT C 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 C.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OBJECT C
International designator: 2022-023C
Object number (NORAD): 51948
Object ID (CCSDS): 51948
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 94.817 minutes
Inclination: 63.4738 deg
SMA: 6887.879 km
Apoapsis: 576.069 km
Periapsis: 443.42 km
RAAN: 147.2352 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00962914
Argument of periapsis: 348.9189 deg
Mean anomaly: 10.9801 deg
Mean motion: 15.18708703 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0002483 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.001059183 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, 3:36 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OBJECT C
TLE line 1: 1 51948U 22023C 25251.65059225 .00024830 00000-0 10592-2 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 51948 63.4738 147.2352 0096291 348.9189 10.9801 15.18708703194972
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OBJECT C.
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 C 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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