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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: 3 weeks ago

TLE from 3 weeks ago

0 DRO-A
1 59228U 24048A   26194.61792824 -.00006665  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 59228  28.3026 351.0466 2722016 174.2503 307.0781  0.03209090   140

Epoch: 2026-07-13T14:49Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-13T14:49:48.999Z)

Latitude

27.98874°

Longitude

-63.8526°

Altitude

350,849.163 km

Speed

1.131 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 00m 24s

True Declination

27° 59' 09"

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

10:51:59

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

525,775.288 km

Perigee altitude

298,055.069 km

Semi-major axis

418,293.315 km

Eccentricity

0.2722

Inclination

28.3026°

RAAN

351.0466°

Arg. of periapsis

174.2503°

True anomaly

277.2874°

Mean anomaly

307.0781°

Eccentric anomaly

292.68904°

Mean motion

0.00802 °/min

Orbital period

44,872.55 mins

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

DRO-B, 60058

YZ-1S R/B, 60326

CZ-2C DEB, 59230 (Decayed)

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

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DRO-A 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.
663 mins	2026-08-06 04:46:47.063Z	90.816° ESE	2026-08-06 10:18:47.063Z	181.268° SSW	39.917°	2026-08-06 15:49:47.063Z	271.08° WNW

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DRO-A, 59228

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 3 weeks ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-13T14:49:48.999Z)

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

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