Key statistics
Satellite OBJECT A at a glance.
Uptime
1137
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.0
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.6
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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: 2022-032A
Object number (NORAD): 52153
Object ID (CCSDS): 52153
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.278 minutes
Inclination: 97.6372 deg
SMA: 6958.456 km
Apoapsis: 588.992 km
Periapsis: 571.649 km
RAAN: 173.4506 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0012462
Argument of periapsis: 92.3079 deg
Mean anomaly: 267.957 deg
Mean motion: 14.95662068 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002402 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00022076 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 10, 2025, 2:32 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 9, 2025, 9 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OBJECT A
TLE line 1: 1 52153U 22032A 25129.87521405 .00002402 00000-0 22076-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 52153 97.6372 173.4506 0012462 92.3079 267.9570 14.95662068169529
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In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
The Tianping-2 A/B/C satellites were built by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) and will be used as calibration targets for services such as atmospheric space environment study and orbital prediction model correction.
OBJECT A was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 11 | Tianping-2 A/B/C’, on board a Long March 11 space rocket.
The launch took place on March 30, 2022, 2:29 a.m. from Launch Area 95A.
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Long March 11 | Tianping-2 A/B/C
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 30, 2022, 2:29 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 11
Launch pad: Launch Area 95A
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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