2024-203D

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 2026-09-08 14:08 UTC

Orbit class

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

Operator

Chinese Government

Country

China

Manufacturer

—

Launched

Nov 9, 2024

Mass

—

Apogee

493 km

Perigee

477 km

Inclination

97.42°

Period

1.57 h

Altitude history

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

Trend

Stable

Change

-0.1 km

Rate

-0.01 km/day

Now

477 × 493 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).

2024-203A · 61869
2024-203B · 61870
2024-203C · 61871

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