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TJS-1, 40892

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TJS-1, 40892 is a payload satellite owned by CASC (CN) in GEO that was launched on Sat, 12 Sep 2015 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 3B launch vehicle from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). 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

40892, 2015-046A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

11 hours ago

Origin

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

Manufacturer

CAST

Mission

Operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

DFH-4?, DFH-4 LAE

Mass

~4,000 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2015-09-12 (10 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 3B

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 30 m

Radar Cross Section

34.063 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 TJS-1
1 40892U 15046A   25181.52477677 -.00000157  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 40892   0.0535 207.5932 0005064 190.0416 225.0686  1.00270815 36048

Epoch: 2025-06-30T12:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T12:35:40.712Z)

Latitude

0.02359°

Longitude

154.92447°

Altitude

35,801.447 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 30m 42s

True Declination

0° 01' 25"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-0.01784°

Longitude

-37.85058°

Altitude

35,768.324 km

Speed

3.076 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 13m 59s

Apparent Declination

-5° 23' 36"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:19:09

Azimuth

276.397° WNW

Elevation

-15.935°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,809.29 km

Perigee altitude

35,766.584 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.074 km

Eccentricity

0.00051

Inclination

0.0535°

RAAN

207.5932°

Arg. of periapsis

190.0416°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

225.0686°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.16 mins

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