Key statistics
Satellite OBJECT A at a glance.
Uptime
691
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.6
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: 2022-167A
Object number (NORAD): 54682
Object ID (CCSDS): 54682
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Decay date: Oct. 30, 2024
Period: 94.285 minutes
Inclination: 97.5799 deg
SMA: 6862.059 km
Apoapsis: 490.71 km
Periapsis: 477.138 km
RAAN: 186.5132 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0009889
Argument of periapsis: 225.0699 deg
Mean anomaly: 134.9738 deg
Mean motion: 15.27288452 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00042999 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0016016 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Feb. 11, 2024, 10:56 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Feb. 11, 2024, 9:18 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OBJECT A
TLE line 1: 1 54682U 22167A 24042.88793782 .00042999 00000-0 16016-2 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 54682 97.5799 186.5132 0009889 225.0699 134.9738 15.27288452 65129
Live tracking on map
Satellite OBJECT A has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No tracking available.
In-orbit conjunctions
Satellite OBJECT A has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No conjunctions available.
Associated space launch
First flight of the new solid fuel powered rocket developed by CAST. Payload consists of 14 satellites: * Jilin-1 HR-03D 44-50 * Jilin-1 PT-01A 01 * Tianqi-7 * HEAD-2H * CAS-5A * Golden Bauhinia 1-05 & 06 * Huoju-1
OBJECT A was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Smart Dragon 3 | Maiden Flight’, on board a Smart Dragon 3 space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 9, 2022, 6:35 a.m. from Tai Rui mobile launch platform.
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Smart Dragon 3 | Maiden Flight
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 9, 2022, 6:35 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Smart Dragon 3
Launch pad: Tai Rui mobile launch platform
Location: Sea Launch
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Latest news about this satellite
China launches 14 satellites with new solid rocket from mobile sea platform
China launched its new Jielong-3 rocket from a mobile sea platform in the Yellow Sea Friday, successfully sending 14 satellites into orbit.
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