Key statistics
Satellite OBJECT A at a glance.
Uptime
30
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.4
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: 2025-242A
Object number (NORAD): 66175
Object ID (CCSDS): 66175
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
Orbital parameters
Period: 94.255 minutes
Inclination: 97.4386 deg
SMA: 6860.629 km
Apoapsis: 490.053 km
Periapsis: 474.936 km
RAAN: 30.6022 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00110173
Argument of periapsis: 193.9078 deg
Mean anomaly: 166.1859 deg
Mean motion: 15.27766001 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00014152 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00052317515 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Nov. 16, 2025, 11:15 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Nov. 14, 2025, 11:10 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OBJECT A
TLE line 1: 1 66175U 25242A 25318.46556247 .00014152 00000-0 52318-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 66175 97.4386 30.6022 0011017 193.9078 166.1859 15.27766001 2951
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
Gaofen is a series of civilian Earth observation satellites developed and launched for the China High-definition Earth Observation System (CHEOS), a state-sponsored programme aimed to develop a near-real time, all-weather, global surveillance network consisting of satellite, near-space (stratosphere) airships, and aerial observation platforms.
OBJECT A was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 3B/E | Gaofen-14 02’, on board a Long March 3 space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 26, 2025, 3:55 a.m. from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1).
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Long March 3B/E | Gaofen-14 02
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 26, 2025, 3:55 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 3
Launch pad: Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Location: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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Latest news about this satellite
China launches new Gaofen-14 stereo mapping satellite
China added to its Earth observation fleet late Saturday, sending a second Gaofen-14 mapping satellite into sun-synchronous orbit. The post China launches new Gaofen-14 stereo mapping satellite appeared first on SpaceNews.
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