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DRO-A, 59228

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DRO-A, 59228 is a Chinese payload satellite in HEO that was launched on Wed, 13 Mar 2024 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2C/YZ-1S launch vehicle from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). 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

59228, 2024-048A

Orbit

HEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) (CN)

Manufacturer

SECM

Mission

Operational Civil Planetary

Bus & Motor

DRO, Unknown motor

Mass

~400 kg wet, ~400 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-03-13 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 2C/YZ-1S

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 0.4 m

Radar Cross Section

0.412 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 days ago

TLE from 6 days ago

0 DRO-A
1 59228U 24048A   26165.76945602 -.00004498  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 59228  26.9663 356.2802 3277725 264.0240 177.5117  0.05386308   133

Epoch: 2026-06-14T18:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-14T18:28:01.000Z)

Latitude

26.68032°

Longitude

-101.8045°

Altitude

396,933.774 km

Speed

0.794 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 13m 03s

True Declination

26° 40' 40"

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

08:33:45

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

386,868.635 km

Perigee altitude

192,715.68 km

Semi-major axis

296,170.295 km

Eccentricity

0.32777

Inclination

26.9663°

RAAN

356.2802°

Arg. of periapsis

264.024°

True anomaly

178.66644°

Mean anomaly

177.5117°

Eccentric anomaly

178.12588°

Mean motion

0.01347 °/min

Orbital period

26,734.47 mins

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Other satellites on launch #48 in the year 2024 (2024-03-13 UTC)

CZ-2C DEB, 59230 (Decayed)

YZ-1S R/B, 60326

DRO-B, 60058

CZ-2C R/B, 59229 (Decayed)

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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.
458 mins	2026-06-20 21:37:48.086Z	132.448° SE	2026-06-20 23:33:48.086Z	178.511° S	40.376°	2026-06-21 05:15:48.086Z	269.269° W
120 mins	2026-06-21 19:37:48.086Z	99.013° ESE	2026-06-21 21:37:48.086Z	121.074° SE	26.793°	2026-06-21 21:37:48.086Z	121.074° SE

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DRO-A, 59228

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-14T18:28:01.000Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #48 in the year 2024 (2024-03-13 UTC)

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