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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

10 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, 15.0 m

Radar Cross Section

34.063 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 TJS-1
1 40892U 15046A   25199.54280922 -.00000150  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 40892   0.0489 165.4488 0004077 235.6438 245.9430  1.00271046 36222

Epoch: 2025-07-18T13:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T13:01:38.716Z)

Latitude

0.01898°

Longitude

154.9941°

Altitude

35,793.317 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 07m 59s

True Declination

0° 01' 08"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-0.03292°

Longitude

-56.53847°

Altitude

35,772.141 km

Speed

3.076 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 36m 14s

Apparent Declination

-5° 24' 29"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:41:08

Azimuth

276.341° WNW

Elevation

-15.893°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,805.064 km

Perigee altitude

35,770.681 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.01 km

Eccentricity

0.00041

Inclination

0.0489°

RAAN

165.4488°

Arg. of periapsis

235.6438°

True anomaly

245.90035°

Mean anomaly

245.943°

Eccentric anomaly

245.92167°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.16 mins

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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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