Key statistics
Satellite OBJECT D 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 D.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OBJECT D
International designator: 2022-023D
Object number (NORAD): 51949
Object ID (CCSDS): 51949
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 94.846 minutes
Inclination: 63.4557 deg
SMA: 6889.279 km
Apoapsis: 585.056 km
Periapsis: 437.232 km
RAAN: 185.5268 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01072855
Argument of periapsis: 351.1156 deg
Mean anomaly: 8.8054 deg
Mean motion: 15.18245768 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000215 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000002156625 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 13, 2025, 4:32 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 4:55 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OBJECT D
TLE line 1: 1 51949U 22023D 25346.70526295 -.00000215 00000-0 21566-5 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 51949 63.4557 185.5268 0107286 351.1156 8.8054 15.18245768209408
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OBJECT D.
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 D 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.
China launches test satellites for broadband constellation
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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