Key statistics
Satellite OBJECT A at a glance.
Uptime
7
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.2
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
80.4
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: 2025-284A
Object number (NORAD): 66913
Object ID (CCSDS): 66913
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
Orbital parameters
Period: 94.803 minutes
Inclination: 80.4046 deg
SMA: 6887.171 km
Apoapsis: 517.325 km
Periapsis: 500.746 km
RAAN: 130.7808 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00120355
Argument of periapsis: 207.1311 deg
Mean anomaly: 152.9289 deg
Mean motion: 15.18943113 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00014447 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00068878214 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 3:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 10:31 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OBJECT A
TLE line 1: 1 66913U 25284A 25345.93824683 .00014447 00000-0 68878-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 66913 80.4046 130.7808 0012036 207.1311 152.9289 15.18943113 1006
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
Two technology demonstration satellites for satellite transmissions of signals for the VHF Data Exchange System (VDES), a successor to the current Automatic Identification System (AIS) on ships and maritime vessels for traffic management at sea with higher bandwidth on new frequencies for secure communications and e-navigation. This project is a joint effort by the China Ministry of Transport's China Transport Telecommunications Information Center and SpaceSail, operator of the Qianfan/G60 constellation.
OBJECT A was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kuaizhou-1A | Traffic VDES A & B’, on board a Kuaizhou-1A space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 5, 2025, 9 a.m. from Launch Area 95A.
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Kuaizhou-1A | Traffic VDES A & B
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 5, 2025, 9 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Kuaizhou-1A
Launch pad: Launch Area 95A
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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