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2021-050D

NORAD 48843· COSPAR 2021-050D· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO
Launch
Launched on Jun 11, 2021 from Launch Complex 9, China aboard a Long March 2D.
Long March 2D | Beijing-3 →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-24 06:34 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Jun 11, 2021
Mass
—
Apogee
509 km
Perigee
493 km
Inclination
97.32°
Period
1.57 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for 2021-050D across 59 days of archived orbital elements (60 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Raising
Change
+2.7 km
Rate
+0.05 km/day
Now
493 × 509 km
501509493Aug 26Oct 24
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.

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