SJ-12, 36596
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SJ-12, 36596 is a payload satellite owned by CASC (CN) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 15 Jun 2010 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2D launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). 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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
SAST
Mission
Operational Civil Science
Bus & Motor
FY-1?, Unknown motor
Mass
~1,000 kg wet, ~1,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 4.3 m
Radar Cross Section
5.659 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago
TLE from 13 hours ago
0 SJ-12
1 36596U 10027A 26171.49053403 .00003789 00000-0 19663-3 0 9999
2 36596 97.7619 189.2607 0008302 88.0490 272.1693 15.16749703875367Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:46Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:46:22.140Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
103.96405°
Altitude
518.535 km
Speed
7.604 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 37m 02s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:20:27
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
518.378 km
Perigee altitude
506.937 km
Semi-major axis
6,890.794 km
Eccentricity
0.00083
Inclination
97.7619°
RAAN
189.2607°
Arg. of periapsis
88.049°
True anomaly
272.07423°
Mean anomaly
272.1693°
Eccentric anomaly
272.12177°
Mean motion
3.79437 °/min
Orbital period
94.88 mins
BSTAR
0.00019663
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Other satellites on launch #27 in the year 2010 (2010-06-15 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.SJ-12 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. |
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| 5 mins | 2026-06-21 00:35:02.048Z | 123.393° SE | 2026-06-21 00:37:02.048Z | 85.229° E | 24.116° | 2026-06-21 00:40:02.048Z | 17.898° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2026-06-21 02:10:02.048Z | 236.258° WSW | 2026-06-21 02:12:02.048Z | 275.621° WNW | 16.506° | 2026-06-21 02:14:02.048Z | 308.449° NW |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-21 13:41:02.048Z | 36.83° NE | 2026-06-21 13:43:02.048Z | 83.671° E | 32.062° | 2026-06-21 13:46:02.048Z | 163.936° S |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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