Key statistics
Satellite OBJECT C at a glance.
Uptime
876
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.3
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: 2023-104C
Object number (NORAD): 57426
Object ID (CCSDS): 57426
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 94.409 minutes
Inclination: 97.2911 deg
SMA: 6868.106 km
Apoapsis: 495.289 km
Periapsis: 484.653 km
RAAN: 50.1509 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00077429
Argument of periapsis: 328.0564 deg
Mean anomaly: 32.0204 deg
Mean motion: 15.25271906 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000441 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00017797724 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, 10:38 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OBJECT C
TLE line 1: 1 57426U 23104C 25346.44312220 .00004410 00000-0 17798-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 57426 97.2911 50.1509 0007743 328.0564 32.0204 15.25271906133291
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
Skysight AS-01 to 03: 3 Earth observation satellites by Skysight, including optical, radar and infrared observation capabilities. Lingxi-03: Flat-panel satellite bus LEO communication demonstration satellite for Galaxy Space.
OBJECT C was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 2D | Skysight AS-01 to 03 & Lingxi-03’, on board a Long March 2D space rocket.
The launch took place on July 23, 2023, 2:50 a.m. from Launch Complex 9.
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Long March 2D | Skysight AS-01 to 03 & Lingxi-03
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: July 23, 2023, 2:50 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 2D
Launch pad: Launch Complex 9
Location: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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