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SUPERVIEW NEO-2 04 (62080)
COSPAR: 2024-218C | Alt Name: Siwei Gaojing 2-04
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Launch Details
Launch Date
November 24, 2024
Launch Site
JSC
Launch Pad
TYSC -
Launch Vehicle
Chang Zheng 2C
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
62080
International Designator
2024-218C
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:43:18 GMT
Apogee
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Inclination
97.44°
Right Ascension
207.33°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
111.65°
Period
94.75 min
Mean Motion
15.20 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
SUPERVIEW NEO-2 04
Alternative Name
Siwei Gaojing 2-04
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
SIWEI
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Latest TLEs
1 62080U 24218C 26200.44674751 -.00000047 00000+0 93449-6 0 9997
2 62080 97.4398 207.3299 0001351 111.6512 248.4867 15.19717628 91340
Source: Celestrak
Summary
SUPERVIEW NEO-2 04 (also known as Siwei Gaojing 2-04) is an Earth observation satellite owned by SIWEI and operated under the BUS designation "Siwei". It was launched on November 24, 2024, from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center using a Chang Zheng 2C launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 0.5 meters in length, diameter, and span with a dry mass of 500 kg and a launch mass of 600 kg. It is equipped with 2 deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries for power generation. The satellite's shape is described as a box and its mission is focused on Earth observation. It was manufactured by DFHZ (Defeng Satellite & Application Engineering Co., Ltd).
Physical Characteristics
Length
0.5
Diameter
0.5
Span
0.5
Dry Mass
500
Launch Mass
600
Shape
Box
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Siwei 2-04
Purpose
Earth obseervation
Mission
Earth obseervation
Manufacturer
DFHZ
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Siwei
Configuration
CAST3000B bus ?
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
Map
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