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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
8 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 8 hours ago
0 TJS-1
1 40892U 15046A   25129.49044711 -.00000148  00000-0  00000+0 0  9991
2 40892   0.0471 135.4403 0002453 293.4973 130.2098  1.00270483 35509
Epoch: 2025-05-09T11:46Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T11:46:14.63Z)
Latitude
0.00992°
Longitude
155.05703°
Altitude
35,793.179 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 16m 39s
True Declination
0° 00' 36"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
0.0211°
Longitude
-82.33722°
Altitude
35,789.484 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
21h 01m 28s
Apparent Declination
-5° 21' 12"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
04:06:34
Azimuth
276.419° WNW
Elevation
-15.897°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,798.374 km
Perigee altitude
35,777.687 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.167 km
Eccentricity
0.0002453
Inclination
0.0471°
RAAN
135.4403°
Arg. of periapsis
293.4973°
True anomaly
130.23126°
Mean anomaly
130.2098°
Eccentric anomaly
130.22053°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
BSTAR
Unknown
Orbital period
1436.17 mins
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