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TIANHUI 2-02A

NORAD 49071· COSPAR 2021-074A· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO
Launch
Launched on Aug 18, 2021 from Launch Complex 9, China aboard a Long March 4B.
Long March 4B | Tianhui-2-02
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 10:52 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
Launched
Aug 18, 2021
Mass
Apogee
521 km
Perigee
519 km
Inclination
97.49°
Period
1.58 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for TIANHUI 2-02A 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
519 × 521 km
520521518Aug 26Sep 9
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

One other catalogued object still in orbit from launch 2021-074 (Long March 4B | Tianhui-2-02).

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