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2024-203C

NORAD 61871· COSPAR 2024-203C· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO
Launch
Launched on Nov 9, 2024 from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), China aboard a Long March 2C.
Long March 2C | PIESAT-2 01-04
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:11 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
Launched
Nov 9, 2024
Mass
Apogee
500 km
Perigee
483 km
Inclination
97.42°
Period
1.57 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for 2024-203C across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.3 km
Rate
-0.02 km/day
Now
483 × 500 km
492501482Aug 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

3 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2024-203 (Long March 2C | PIESAT-2 01-04).

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