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HAIYANG-2B
Chinese Ocean Dynamics Satellite · CNSA / NSOAS (China)
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Haiyang-2B, part of China's ocean dynamics satellite series measuring sea surface height, wind speed, and wave conditions simultaneously — data that feeds directly into Chinese weather forecasting and, notably, into monitoring the South China Sea, where China's territorial claims make independent oceanographic data strategically significant.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 602–604 mi (969–972 km)
- Inclination
- 99.3°
- One orbit
- 104.3 minutes13.8 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 43655
- Int’l designator
- 2018-081A
- Launched
- 2018
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 23 Sep 2026.
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