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YUNHAI 2-2B, 59281

Orbit data source: Space-Track

YUNHAI 2-2B, 59281 is a payload satellite owned by CASC (CN) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 21 Mar 2024 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2D/YZ-3 launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). 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

59281, 2024-052B

Orbit

LEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

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

Manufacturer

DFH Shenzhen

Mission

Operational Defense Meteo Radio Occ.

Bus & Motor

YH-2, Unknown motor

Mass

~100 kg wet, ~100 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-03-21 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 2D/YZ-3

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.166 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 21 hours ago

TLE from 21 hours ago

0 YUNHAI 2-2B
1 59281U 24052B   26172.55775318  .00000032  00000-0  77547-4 0  9996
2 59281  50.0117   3.9690 0004718 202.8247 157.2459 14.27975413117233

Epoch: 2026-06-21T13:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T13:23:09.874Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-106.57846°

Altitude

802.16 km

Speed

7.452 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 15m 52s

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

21:28:04

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

802.63 km

Perigee altitude

795.857 km

Semi-major axis

7,177.381 km

Eccentricity

0.00047

Inclination

50.0117°

RAAN

3.969°

Arg. of periapsis

202.8247°

True anomaly

157.2668°

Mean anomaly

157.2459°

Eccentric anomaly

157.25635°

Mean motion

3.56939 °/min

Orbital period

100.86 mins

BSTAR

0.000077547

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Other satellites on launch #52 in the year 2024 (2024-03-21 UTC)

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YUNHAI 2-2B 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.
9 mins	2026-06-22 14:43:04.268Z	200.339° SSW	2026-06-22 14:48:04.268Z	132.663° SE	31.283°	2026-06-22 14:52:04.268Z	73.661° E
9 mins	2026-06-22 16:29:04.268Z	256.645° W	2026-06-22 16:33:04.268Z	318.81° NNW	39.89°	2026-06-22 16:38:04.268Z	49.628° ENE
8 mins	2026-06-22 18:16:04.268Z	300.616° NW	2026-06-22 18:20:04.268Z	0.387° NNE	26.113°	2026-06-22 18:24:04.268Z	51.206° ENE
8 mins	2026-06-22 20:03:04.268Z	320.813° NNW	2026-06-22 20:06:04.268Z	7.964° NNE	29.612°	2026-06-22 20:11:04.268Z	79.317° E
9 mins	2026-06-22 21:48:04.268Z	303.945° NW	2026-06-22 21:52:04.268Z	299.092° NW	44.582°	2026-06-22 21:57:04.268Z	126.242° SE
6 mins	2026-06-22 23:35:04.268Z	260.986° W	2026-06-22 23:37:04.268Z	234.761° WSW	18.416°	2026-06-22 23:41:04.268Z	187.254° SSW

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YUNHAI 2-2B, 59281

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 21 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T13:23:09.874Z)

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Other satellites on launch #52 in the year 2024 (2024-03-21 UTC)

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