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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

36596, 2010-027A

Orbit

SSO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) (CN)

Manufacturer

SAST

Mission

Operational Civil Science

Bus & Motor

FY-1?, Unknown motor

Mass

~1,000 kg wet, ~1,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2010-06-15 (16 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 2D

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 4.3 m

Radar Cross Section

5.659 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 SJ-12
1 36596U 10027A   26126.29322392  .00004263  00000-0  22340-3 0  9997
2 36596  97.7642 143.0017 0005243 230.3258 129.7512 15.16347119868512

Epoch: 2026-05-06T07:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T07:02:14.546Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

173.2853°

Altitude

522.28 km

Speed

7.601 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 32m 00s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

23:36:09

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

517.492 km

Perigee altitude

510.265 km

Semi-major axis

6,892.015 km

Eccentricity

0.00052

Inclination

97.7642°

RAAN

143.0017°

Arg. of periapsis

230.3258°

True anomaly

129.79737°

Mean anomaly

129.7512°

Eccentric anomaly

129.77429°

Mean motion

3.79336 °/min

Orbital period

94.9 mins

BSTAR

0.0002234

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Other satellites on launch #27 in the year 2010 (2010-06-15 UTC)

CZ-2D DEB, 38301 (Decayed)

CZ-2D DEB, 38298 (Decayed)

CZ-2D R/B, 36597

CZ-2D DEB, 38302

CZ-2D DEB, 38299

CZ-2D DEB, 38300 (Decayed)

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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.
6 mins	2026-05-07 00:35:35.810Z	134.744° SE	2026-05-07 00:38:35.810Z	70.969° E	29.593°	2026-05-07 00:41:35.810Z	8.902° NNE
5 mins	2026-05-07 13:42:35.810Z	31.694° NE	2026-05-07 13:44:35.810Z	90.554° ESE	38.01°	2026-05-07 13:47:35.810Z	173.946° S

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SJ-12, 36596

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T07:02:14.546Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #27 in the year 2010 (2010-06-15 UTC)

SJ-12 Visibility forecast

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