TIANPING 2C

MilitaryLEOSSOPolarChina
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TIANPING 2C is a military satellite, as listed in Jonathan McDowell's GCAT catalogue, with ownership listed as China in CelesTrak's catalogue, currently in low Earth orbit, around 531 km altitude. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 95 minutes at an inclination of 97.6°. It was launched in 2022. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.

Orbital data

NORAD ID
52156
COSPAR ID
2022-032D
Type
Military
Orbit
LEO
Perigee (lowest)
531 km
Apogee (highest)
542 km
Inclination
97.57°
Orbital period
95 min
Launch year
2022
Owner (CelesTrak)
China

Orbital data updated: 2026-10-19 · from CelesTrak, refreshed every 2 hours.

Who operates it

ChinaLIVEMission ended 30 Mar 2022
Calibration target

GCAT lists it as Tianping-2B.

Independent assessment

GCAT classes it as a military satellite for calibration and records its mission as ended on 30 Mar 2022 (17 Oct 2026).

Data: GCAT · CC BY 4.0 Class, mission and status adapted from GCAT by Jonathan McDowell, CC BY 4.0, data update 17 Oct 2026.

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About LEO orbit

Low Earth Orbit. Up to 2,000 km altitude. Where most satellites live including the ISS (~420 km), Starlink (~550 km), and Earth observation. Orbital period roughly 90 minutes.

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