OBJECT B

OBJECT B (NORAD ID 69675) is a space object catalogued under China, launched on 2026-06-23 from Wenchang, China on the TJS-26A launch. As a relatively recent addition to the catalogue, its orbital elements are well-characterised. It orbits in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) at altitudes between 118 km and 30,590 km with an inclination of 19.4°. It travels at approximately 15,420 km/h (4.28 km/s), completing one full orbit every 8 hours 51 minutes — that’s roughly 2.72 orbits per day. Its orbital eccentricity of 0.7013 gives it a noticeably elliptical path, with significant altitude variation between perigee and apogee. Orbital Radar tracks OBJECT B in real time using the latest two-line element set (TLE) data, providing live position, altitude, speed and orbital path updated continuously.

OBJECT B orbits at an average altitude of 15,354 km in Medium Earth Orbit, the region between LEO and GEO (2,000–35,786 km). MEO’s higher altitude gives each satellite a much larger ground footprint than LEO, meaning fewer spacecraft are needed for global coverage — but signal latency is higher and radiation from the Van Allen belts is a significant design constraint. Within ±50 km of OBJECT B’s average altitude, there are currently 0 active payloads and 10 tracked debris or rocket body fragments. This is a relatively sparse altitude band, containing less than 1% of all active satellites. With an inclination of 19.4°, OBJECT B passes over latitudes between 19.4°N and 19.4°S, concentrating coverage over equatorial and near-equatorial regions. Low-inclination orbits maximise revisit rates over specific tropical zones. China operates approximately 1,246 active satellites in total.