LQSAT, 40958
Orbit data source: Space-Track
LQSAT, 40958 is a payload satellite owned by Changguang WJ (CN) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 07 Oct 2015 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2D 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.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
HARB/CIOMP
Mission
Non-operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
JL-1, Unknown motor
Mass
50 kg wet, 50 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 0.8 m
Radar Cross Section
2.000 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago
TLE from 19 hours ago
0 LQSAT
1 40958U 15057A 25249.25826553 .00001199 00000-0 17974-3 0 9993
2 40958 97.6592 252.0337 0018704 112.3187 248.0008 14.76200364533412Epoch: 2025-09-06T06:11Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-06T06:11:54.141Z)
Latitude
-0.0001°
Longitude
173.46345°
Altitude
649.307 km
Speed
7.53 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 48m 08s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:30:47
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
651.502 km
Perigee altitude
625.255 km
Semi-major axis
7,016.516 km
Eccentricity
0.00187
Inclination
97.6592°
RAAN
252.0337°
Arg. of periapsis
112.3187°
True anomaly
247.80225°
Mean anomaly
248.0008°
Eccentric anomaly
247.90151°
Mean motion
3.69284 °/min
Orbital period
97.49 mins
BSTAR
0.00017974
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Other satellites on launch #57 in the year 2015 (2015-10-07 UTC)
LQSAT 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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-09-07 12:04:43.093Z | 57.14° ENE | 2025-09-07 12:06:43.093Z | 87.131° E | 16.459° | 2025-09-07 12:09:43.093Z | 132.356° SE |
| 6 mins | 2025-09-07 13:41:43.093Z | 339.752° N | 2025-09-07 13:43:43.093Z | 289.018° WNW | 32.213° | 2025-09-07 13:47:43.093Z | 220.003° SW |
| 6 mins | 2025-09-08 00:37:43.093Z | 190.785° SSW | 2025-09-08 00:40:43.093Z | 278.044° WNW | 38.049° | 2025-09-08 00:43:43.093Z | 333.91° NNW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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