Key statistics
Satellite OBJECT B at a glance.
Uptime
30
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.5
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for OBJECT B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OBJECT B
International designator: 2025-242B
Object number (NORAD): 66176
Object ID (CCSDS): 66176
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
Orbital parameters
Period: 93.418 minutes
Inclination: 97.4571 deg
SMA: 6819.944 km
Apoapsis: 512.585 km
Periapsis: 371.033 km
RAAN: 21.8726 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01037786
Argument of periapsis: 5.1082 deg
Mean anomaly: 355.1197 deg
Mean motion: 15.41457457 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00029904 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00058814912 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Nov. 6, 2025, 3:23 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Nov. 5, 2025, 3:49 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OBJECT B
TLE line 1: 1 66176U 25242B 25309.65934494 .00029904 00000-0 58815-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 66176 97.4571 21.8726 0103779 5.1082 355.1197 15.41457457 1623
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OBJECT B.
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 B 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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