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 2026-09-08 22:01 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Jun 9, 2026
Mass
—
Apogee
410 km
Perigee
396 km
Inclination
54.99°
Period
1.54 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for DTC TEST OBJECT A across 91 days of archived orbital elements (46 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Decaying
Change
-4.1 km
Rate
-0.05 km/day
Now
396 × 410 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
4 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
- ZHUQUE-2E DEB · 69631
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