Key statistics
Satellite HAIYANG 4A at a glance.
Uptime
180
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.7
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for HAIYANG 4A.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: HAIYANG 4A
International designator: 2024-208A
Object number (NORAD): 61936
Object ID (CCSDS): 61936
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.741 minutes
Inclination: 98.0054 deg
SMA: 7028.741 km
Apoapsis: 651.614 km
Periapsis: 649.598 km
RAAN: 140.1438 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0001434
Argument of periapsis: 88.0315 deg
Mean anomaly: 272.1057 deg
Mean motion: 14.73283811 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000602 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00010079 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 12, 2025, 2:31 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 11, 2025, 10:41 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 HAIYANG 4A
TLE line 1: 1 61936U 24208A 25131.94578018 .00000602 00000-0 10079-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 61936 98.0054 140.1438 0001434 88.0315 272.1057 14.73283811 26360
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite HAIYANG 4A.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Next generation Chinese ocean salinity measurements satellite to study ocean climatic changes and its effects on ecology and biological cycles.
HAIYANG 4A was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4B | Haiyang 4-01’, on board a Long March 4B space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 13, 2024, 10:42 p.m. from Launch Complex 9.
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Long March 4B | Haiyang 4-01
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 13, 2024, 10:42 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 4B
Launch pad: Launch Complex 9
Location: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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