Satellites

Payload

OBJECT B

DecayedPayloadLEO

OBJECT B is a China payload satellite, launched on May 7, 2024 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
May 7, 2024 at 03:21 AM UTC
Launch site
TAISC
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Mission
Maiden Flight

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
243 km
Periapsis
221 km
Inclination
97.33°
Orbital period
89.14 min

Spacecraft

Operator
China
Launch mass
50 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2024-085B
NORAD catalog №
59678
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
March 20, 2026

End of mission

Last active / ended
March 20, 2026
Time in service
1.9 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed