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HAIYANG 2B, 43655

Orbit data source: Space-Track

HAIYANG 2B, 43655 is a Chinese payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Wed, 24 Oct 2018 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4B launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

43655, 2018-081A

Orbit

SSO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

China National Space Administration (CN)

Manufacturer

SISE

Mission

Operational Civil Earth Obs Sci

Bus & Motor

CAST-968?, Unknown motor

Mass

~1,500 kg wet, ~1,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-10-24 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 4B

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 2.0 m

Radar Cross Section

2.315 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 HAIYANG 2B
1 43655U 18081A   26307.58248238 -.00000139  00000-0 -92550-4 0  9999
2 43655  99.3321 314.2502 0000218 333.2110  26.9030 13.79307985404148

Epoch: 2026-11-03T13:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-03T13:58:46.477Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

61.71348°

Altitude

969.038 km

Speed

7.367 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 57m 00s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

17:37:15

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

963.746 km

Perigee altitude

963.426 km

Semi-major axis

7,341.723 km

Eccentricity

0.00002

Inclination

99.3321°

RAAN

314.2502°

Arg. of periapsis

333.211°

True anomaly

26.90413°

Mean anomaly

26.903°

Eccentric anomaly

26.90357°

Mean motion

3.45022 °/min

Orbital period

104.34 mins

BSTAR

-0.00009255

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Other satellites on launch #81 in the year 2018 (2018-10-24 UTC)

CZ-4B DEB, 56086 (Decayed)

CZ-4B DEB, 56161 (Decayed)

CZ-4B DEB, 56089 (Decayed)

CZ-4B DEB, 56087 (Decayed)

CZ-4B DEB, 43659 (Decayed)

CZ-4B DEB, 57396 (Decayed)

CZ-4B DEB, 57398 (Decayed)

CZ-4B DEB, 56085 (Decayed)

CZ-4B R/B, 43656

CZ-4B DEB, 57397

CZ-4B DEB, 56090 (Decayed)

CZ-4B DEB, 43661

CZ-4B DEB, 56160 (Decayed)

CZ-4B DEB, 43660

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HAIYANG 2B Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
6 mins	2026-11-03 22:52:04.564Z	88.024° E	2026-11-03 22:55:04.564Z	56.865° ENE	15.343°	2026-11-03 22:58:04.564Z	26.198° NE
10 mins	2026-11-04 00:33:04.564Z	166.4° S	2026-11-04 00:37:04.564Z	216.916° SW	85.434°	2026-11-04 00:43:04.564Z	344.941° N
10 mins	2026-11-04 13:13:04.564Z	25.165° NE	2026-11-04 13:17:04.564Z	84.785° E	61.862°	2026-11-04 13:23:04.564Z	182.399° SSW
7 mins	2026-11-04 14:57:04.564Z	332.669° NNW	2026-11-04 15:00:04.564Z	296.362° NW	20.928°	2026-11-04 15:04:04.564Z	253.935° W

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HAIYANG 2B, 43655

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-03T13:58:46.477Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #81 in the year 2018 (2018-10-24 UTC)

HAIYANG 2B Visibility forecast

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