SPARK 2

NORAD 41901· COSPAR 2016-081D· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO

Launch

Launched on Dec 21, 2016 from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), China aboard a Long March 2D.

Long March 2D | Tansat (CarbonSat) →

Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:01 UTC

Orbit class

SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)

Operator

Chinese Government

Country

China

Manufacturer

—

Launched

Dec 21, 2016

Mass

—

Apogee

719 km

Perigee

681 km

Inclination

98.56°

Period

1.64 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for SPARK 2 across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Stable

Change

-0.0 km

Rate

-0.00 km/day

Now

681 × 719 km

Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

Launched with

3 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2016-081 (Long March 2D | Tansat (CarbonSat)).

TANSAT · 41898
YIJIAN · 41899
SPARK 1 · 41900

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