Key statistics
Satellite OBJECT A at a glance.
Uptime
31
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.3
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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: 2025-256A
Object number (NORAD): 66409
Object ID (CCSDS): 66409
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.315 minutes
Inclination: 98.2769 deg
SMA: 7104.0 km
Apoapsis: 735.476 km
Periapsis: 716.255 km
RAAN: 47.6904 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0013528
Argument of periapsis: 189.5995 deg
Mean anomaly: 170.4943 deg
Mean motion: 14.49934188 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001817 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00048068 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 9, 2025, 12:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 8, 2025, 8:40 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OBJECT A
TLE line 1: 1 66409U 25256A 25342.86118782 .00001817 00000-0 48068-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 66409 98.2769 47.6904 0013528 189.5995 170.4943 14.49934188 4310
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
2 satellites built by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) for testing operations of Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) satellites for Earth observation purposes.
OBJECT A was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kinetica 1 | Chutian-2 01 & 02’, on board a Kinetica 1 space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 9, 2025, 3:32 a.m. from Launch Area 130.
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Kinetica 1 | Chutian-2 01 & 02
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 9, 2025, 3:32 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Kinetica 1
Launch pad: Launch Area 130
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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