Key statistics
Satellite OBJECT C at a glance.
Uptime
4
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.9
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
50.0
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: 2025-170C
Object number (NORAD): 65121
Object ID (CCSDS): 65121
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.571 minutes
Inclination: 49.9887 deg
SMA: 6972.538 km
Apoapsis: 603.998 km
Periapsis: 584.808 km
RAAN: 171.9524 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0013761
Argument of periapsis: 308.1525 deg
Mean anomaly: 51.785 deg
Mean motion: 14.91133217 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00008089 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.00078146 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 11, 2025, 3:06 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 11, 2025, 1:11 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OBJECT C
TLE line 1: 1 65121U 25170C 25223.54936883 -.00008089 00000-0 -78146-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 65121 49.9887 171.9524 0013761 308.1525 51.7850 14.91133217 427
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In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
11 LEO communications satellites for Chinese car manufacturer Geely Automotive for testing autonomous driving/inter-vehicle communication services. They also carry payloads for ocean observation.
OBJECT C was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Smart Dragon 3 | Geely Constellation Group 04’, on board a Smart Dragon 3 space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 8, 2025, 4:31 p.m. from Oriental Spaceport mobile launch ship.
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Smart Dragon 3 | Geely Constellation Group 04
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 8, 2025, 4:31 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Smart Dragon 3
Launch pad: Oriental Spaceport mobile launch ship
Location: Sea Launch
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