PIESAT-2 D

NORAD 61872· COSPAR 2024-203D· 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 2026-10-23 22:52 UTC

Orbit class

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

Operator

Chinese Government

Country

China

Manufacturer

—

Launched

Nov 9, 2024

Mass

—

Apogee

489 km

Perigee

477 km

Inclination

97.41°

Period

1.57 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for PIESAT-2 D across 59 days of archived orbital elements (60 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Decaying

Change

-2.6 km

Rate

-0.04 km/day

Now

477 × 489 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 2024-203 (Long March 2C | PIESAT-2 01-04).

PIESAT-2 A · 61869
PIESAT-2 B · 61870
PIESAT-2 C · 61871

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