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JB-3 C, 28470

Orbit data source: Space-Track

JB-3 C, 28470 is a payload satellite owned by PLA GAD (CN) in SSO that was launched on Sat, 06 Nov 2004 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4B launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

28470, 2004-044A

Orbit

SSO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission (PLA) (CN)

Manufacturer

CAST

Mission

Operational Defense Imaging

Bus & Motor

ZY, AOCS 20N

Mass

1,450 kg wet, ~1,400 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2004-11-06 (21 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 4B

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 4.9 m

Radar Cross Section

9.899 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 JB-3 C
1 28470U 04044A   26098.70065731  .00004250  00000-0  20386-3 0  9990
2 28470  97.2679 254.8896 0035164 103.7749 256.7403 15.18856497177236

Epoch: 2026-04-08T16:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-08T16:48:56.791Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

165.69373°

Altitude

518.025 km

Speed

7.601 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 59m 33s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

09:47:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

530.465 km

Perigee altitude

482.049 km

Semi-major axis

6,884.394 km

Eccentricity

0.00352

Inclination

97.2679°

RAAN

254.8896°

Arg. of periapsis

103.7749°

True anomaly

256.34849°

Mean anomaly

256.7403°

Eccentric anomaly

256.54436°

Mean motion

3.79966 °/min

Orbital period

94.75 mins

BSTAR

0.00020386

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Other satellites on launch #44 in the year 2004 (2004-11-06 UTC)

CZ-4B DEB, 28863 (Decayed)

CZ-4B DEB, 28865 (Decayed)

CZ-4B DEB, 28864 (Decayed)

CZ-4B DEB, 29423 (Decayed)

CZ-4B R/B, 28471 (Decayed)

CZ-4B DEB, 28862 (Decayed)

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JB-3 C Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
6 mins	2026-04-09 10:19:46.725Z	162.717° S	2026-04-09 10:22:46.725Z	134.483° SE	42.99°	2026-04-09 10:25:46.725Z	352.204° N
5 mins	2026-04-09 23:25:46.725Z	359.282° N	2026-04-09 23:27:46.725Z	298.955° NW	41.231°	2026-04-09 23:30:46.725Z	205.502° SW

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JB-3 C, 28470

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-08T16:48:56.791Z)

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JB-3 C Visibility forecast

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