PAYLOAD B
Launch
Launched on Aug 24, 2021 from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), China aboard a Long March 2C/YZ-1S.
Long March 2C/YZ-1S | RSW-01 - 03 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 15:05 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Aug 24, 2021
Mass
—
Apogee
878 km
Perigee
852 km
Inclination
86.40°
Period
1.70 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for PAYLOAD B 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
852 × 878 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
2 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2021-076 (Long March 2C/YZ-1S | RSW-01 - 03).
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