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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
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   25181.71919689 -.00000157  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 40892   0.0531 207.5579 0005061 190.2504 295.0775  1.00270808 36046
Epoch: 2025-06-30T17:15Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T17:15:38.611Z)
Latitude
0.0301°
Longitude
154.91192°
Altitude
35,777.399 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 11m 23s
True Declination
0° 01' 48"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-0.03309°
Longitude
-43.97571°
Altitude
35,788.58 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
08h 30m 13s
Apparent Declination
-5° 24' 21"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
15:35:17
Azimuth
276.369° WNW
Elevation
-15.922°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,809.279 km
Perigee altitude
35,766.599 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.076 km
Eccentricity
0.00051
Inclination
0.0531°
RAAN
207.5579°
Arg. of periapsis
190.2504°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
295.0775°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.16 mins
BSTAR
0
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