SJ-11-07, 40261
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SJ-11-07, 40261 is a payload satellite owned by CNSA (CN) in SSO that was launched on Sun, 28 Sep 2014 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2C 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
DFH
Mission
Operational Defense Sigint
Bus & Motor
CAST-2000?, Unknown motor
Mass
~300 kg wet, ~300 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 1.5 m
Radar Cross Section
2.045 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago
TLE from 12 hours ago
0 SJ-11-07
1 40261U 14059A 26296.26819744 .00000180 00000-0 43317-4 0 9999
2 40261 97.9816 1.6639 0011994 104.5029 255.7506 14.63837469643650Epoch: 2026-10-23T06:26Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-23T06:26:12.258Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
-126.57836°
Altitude
685.901 km
Speed
7.512 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 06m 39s
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
13:17:17
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
686.339 km
Perigee altitude
669.413 km
Semi-major axis
7,056.013 km
Eccentricity
0.0012
Inclination
97.9816°
RAAN
1.6639°
Arg. of periapsis
104.5029°
True anomaly
255.61744°
Mean anomaly
255.7506°
Eccentric anomaly
255.68401°
Mean motion
3.66188 °/min
Orbital period
98.31 mins
BSTAR
0.000043317
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Other satellites on launch #59 in the year 2014 (2014-09-28 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-11-07 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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| 6 mins | 2026-10-23 18:29:04.202Z | 338.609° N | 2026-10-23 18:32:04.202Z | 296.917° NW | 19.631° | 2026-10-23 18:35:04.202Z | 252.554° W |
| 7 mins | 2026-10-24 03:54:04.202Z | 131.466° SE | 2026-10-24 03:57:04.202Z | 78.438° E | 37.009° | 2026-10-24 04:01:04.202Z | 6.832° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2026-10-24 05:33:04.202Z | 238.208° WSW | 2026-10-24 05:35:04.202Z | 272.391° WNW | 20.352° | 2026-10-24 05:38:04.202Z | 313.747° NW |
| 7 mins | 2026-10-24 17:28:04.202Z | 9.674° NNE | 2026-10-24 17:31:04.202Z | 330.277° NNW | 78.141° | 2026-10-24 17:35:04.202Z | 197.76° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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