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LKW-1, 43034

Orbit data source: Space-Track

LKW-1, 43034 is a Chinese payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Sun, 03 Dec 2017 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
43034, 2017-077A
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
8 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
CAST?
Mission
Operational Defense Imaging
Bus & Motor
LKW, Unknown motor
Mass
~2,000 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2017-12-03 (8 years ago)
Launch vehicle
CHANG ZHENG 2D
Launch site
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Hex Cyl + 3 Pan, 10 m
Radar Cross Section
8.135 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago
0 LKW-1
1 43034U 17077A   25192.15895248  .00003675  00000-0  15647-3 0  9994
2 43034  97.1462 238.6262 0002466  65.0447 295.1046 15.23567363422778
Epoch: 2025-07-11T03:48Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T03:48:53.494Z)
Latitude
-0.00009°
Longitude
-107.91157°
Altitude
497.474 km
Speed
7.616 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 54m 30s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
16.19146°
Longitude
-109.67074°
Altitude
496.371 km
Speed
7.618 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
14h 13m 45s
Apparent Declination
-11° 59' 29"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:04:07
Azimuth
305.253° NW
Elevation
-50.059°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
493.735 km
Perigee altitude
490.347 km
Semi-major axis
6,870.178 km
Eccentricity
0.00025
Inclination
97.1462°
RAAN
238.6262°
Arg. of periapsis
65.0447°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
295.1046°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.81146 °/min
Orbital period
94.45 mins
BSTAR
0.00015647
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LKW-1 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
6 mins2025-07-11 15:25:01.828Z36.769° NE2025-07-11 15:28:01.828Z102.601° ESE26.718°2025-07-11 15:31:01.828Z159.703° S
5 mins2025-07-12 03:36:01.828Z204.67° SW2025-07-12 03:38:01.828Z269.813° W32.798°2025-07-12 03:41:01.828Z331.689° NNW
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