DTC TEST OBJECT A
Launch
Launched on Jun 9, 2026 from Launch Area 96A, China aboard a Zhuque-2E Block 2.
Zhuque-2E Block 2 | 2 x SatNet DTC test satellites →Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 17:26 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Jun 9, 2026
Mass
—
Apogee
422 km
Perigee
408 km
Inclination
54.99°
Period
1.55 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for DTC TEST OBJECT A across 137 days of archived orbital elements (92 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Raising
Change
+7.9 km
Rate
+0.06 km/day
Now
408 × 422 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 2026-128 (Zhuque-2E Block 2 | 2 x SatNet DTC test satellites).
- DTC TEST OBJECT B · 69473
- ZHUQUE-2E R/B · 69537
- ZHUQUE-2E DEB · 69630
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