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TIANLIAN 2-02

NORAD 50005· COSPAR 2021-124A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on Dec 13, 2021 from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), China aboard a Long March 3B/E.
Long March 3B | Tianlian 2-02 →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 21:10 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Dec 13, 2021
Mass
—
Apogee
35,815 km
Perigee
35,774 km
Inclination
1.13°
Period
23.94 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for TIANLIAN 2-02 across 148 days of archived orbital elements (150 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.2 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
35774 × 35815 km
357953581535774May 28Oct 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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