Key statistics
Satellite OBJECT A at a glance.
Uptime
14
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.2
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
80.0
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: 2025-227A
Object number (NORAD): 65945
Object ID (CCSDS): 65945
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
Orbital parameters
Period: 94.723 minutes
Inclination: 80.0035 deg
SMA: 6883.309 km
Apoapsis: 512.969 km
Periapsis: 497.379 km
RAAN: 84.015 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00113244
Argument of periapsis: 223.2796 deg
Mean anomaly: 136.7542 deg
Mean motion: 15.2022143 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000956 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00043940315 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 27, 2025, 2:46 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 26, 2025, 10:54 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OBJECT A
TLE line 1: 1 65945U 25227A 25299.95445998 .00009560 00000-0 43940-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 65945 80.0035 84.0150 0011324 223.2796 136.7542 15.20221430 2063
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OBJECT A.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Chinese satellite reported to be for "new optical imaging technological demonstration" purposes. Actual usage not known.
OBJECT A was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 2D | Shiyan 31’, on board a Long March 2D space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 13, 2025, 10 a.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 2D | Shiyan 31
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 13, 2025, 10 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 2D
Launch pad: Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603)
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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