Key statistics
Satellite OBJECT D 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 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: 94.82 minutes
Inclination: 63.46 deg
SMA: 6887.984 km
Apoapsis: 581.741 km
Periapsis: 437.957 km
RAAN: 148.888 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01043728
Argument of periapsis: 346.4339 deg
Mean anomaly: 13.3972 deg
Mean motion: 15.18674074 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00025482 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0010646395 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, 2:28 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OBJECT D
TLE line 1: 1 51949U 22023D 25251.60327642 .00025482 00000-0 10646-2 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 51949 63.4600 148.8880 0104373 346.4339 13.3972 15.18674074194963
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.
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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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