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HAIYANG-2C
Chinese Ocean Dynamics Satellite · CNSA / NSOAS (China)
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Haiyang-2C, part of China's ocean dynamics satellite series measuring sea surface height and wind conditions — data with a dual life, feeding both Chinese weather forecasting and, given the sensitivity of the South China Sea to Chinese strategic interests, maritime domain awareness that China has never needed to import from anyone else.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 593–597 mi (954–961 km)
- Inclination
- 66.0°
- One orbit
- 104.1 minutes13.8 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 46469
- Int’l designator
- 2020-066A
- Launched
- 2020
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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