PIESAT A

NORAD 56153· COSPAR 2023-047A· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO

Launch

Launched on Mar 30, 2023 from Launch Complex 9, China aboard a Long March 2D.

Long March 2D | PIESAT-1 x 4 →

Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 13:07 UTC

Orbit class

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

Operator

Chinese Government

Country

China

Manufacturer

—

Launched

Mar 30, 2023

Mass

—

Apogee

529 km

Perigee

526 km

Inclination

97.50°

Period

1.58 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for PIESAT A 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

526 × 529 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 2023-047 (Long March 2D | PIESAT-1 x 4).

PIESAT B · 56154
PIESAT C · 56155
PIESAT D · 56156

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