Showing default

SJ-11-08, 40286

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SJ-11-08, 40286 is a payload satellite owned by CNSA (CN) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 27 Oct 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.

Loading next visibility...

Iframe embed code

<iframe src="https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/40286?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false" width="600" height="400" frameborder="0" title="Kayhan Space Satcat Satellite Viewer"></iframe>

Iframe URL

https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/40286?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false

Optional Secondary NORAD IDs

Max 10 NORAD IDs; Separated by commas

Initial load time (optional)

ISO8601 Format

TLE date request (optional)

ISO8601 Format

Identifier

40286, 2014-066A

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

6 hours ago

Origin

China National Space Administration (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

DFH

Mission

Operational Defense Early Warn

Bus & Motor

CAST-2000?, Unknown motor

Mass

~300 kg wet, ~300 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2014-10-27 (11 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 2C

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 3 m

Radar Cross Section

2.045 m², Large (>1 m²)

Expand to show TLE details & history

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 SJ-11-08
1 40286U 14066A   25181.84731774  .00000469  00000-0  95921-4 0  9994
2 40286  98.3032 316.9274 0010983 251.7402 108.2606 14.65456810569756

Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:20:08.252Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

92.74177°

Altitude

681.034 km

Speed

7.515 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 07m 42s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

38.18349°

Longitude

-80.46918°

Altitude

683.532 km

Speed

7.517 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 58m 14s

Apparent Declination

3° 01' 09"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:30:48

Azimuth

287.651° WNW

Elevation

-15.497°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

680.432 km

Perigee altitude

664.944 km

Semi-major axis

7,050.825 km

Eccentricity

0.0011

Inclination

98.3032°

RAAN

316.9274°

Arg. of periapsis

251.7402°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

108.2606°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.66592 °/min

Orbital period

98.2 mins

BSTAR

0.000095921

Loading maneuver chart data...

Loading SW <> Apogee altitude chart data...

Loading historical data...

Other satellites on launch #66 in the year 2014 (2014-10-27 UTC)

SJ-11-08 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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	2025-07-01 07:57:45.464Z	107.05° ESE	2025-07-01 08:00:45.464Z	60.865° ENE	19.385°	2025-07-01 08:03:45.464Z	19.441° NNE
6 mins	2025-07-01 09:34:45.464Z	204.342° SW	2025-07-01 09:37:45.464Z	273.573° WNW	31.807°	2025-07-01 09:40:45.464Z	325.149° NNW
7 mins	2025-07-01 21:30:45.464Z	36.148° NE	2025-07-01 21:33:45.464Z	114.951° SE	35.565°	2025-07-01 21:37:45.464Z	173.511° S
4 mins	2025-07-01 23:08:45.464Z	317.914° NNW	2025-07-01 23:09:45.464Z	302.576° NW	16.601°	2025-07-01 23:12:45.464Z	258.85° W

Authenticating...

Click to sort rows by Secondary header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Secondary name header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Owner header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Obj. Type header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Miss dist. header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Rel. speed header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Apr. angle header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by TCA header in ascending order

Check out SJ-11-08, 40286 on other resources

View SJ-11-08, 40286 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View SJ-11-08, 40286 on Heavens-Above

View SJ-11-08, 40286 on Keep Track

View SJ-11-08, 40286 on Celestrak

View SJ-11-08, 40286 on Gunter's Space Page

Satcat and Kayhan Space are not affiliated with NASA, Celestrak, Heavens-Above, Keep Track, or Gunter's Space Page.