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LKW-3, 43146

Orbit data source: Space-Track

LKW-3, 43146 is a Chinese payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Sat, 13 Jan 2018 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

43146, 2018-006A

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

5 hours ago

Origin

Strategic Support Troops (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

CAST?

Mission

Operational Defense Imaging

Bus & Motor

LKW, Unknown motor

Mass

~2,000 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-01-13 (7 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 5 hours ago

0 LKW-3
1 43146U 18006A   25186.62860802  .00007388  00000-0  28517-3 0  9999
2 43146  97.6194 331.9401 0004965  94.2818 265.8988 15.26576856415695

Epoch: 2025-07-05T15:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T15:05:11.732Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

-178.2227°

Altitude

489.393 km

Speed

7.62 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 07m 45s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

8.30304°

Longitude

-179.13305°

Altitude

488.151 km

Speed

7.622 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 06m 43s

Apparent Declination

-15° 25' 27"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

07:46:18

Azimuth

318.678° NNW

Elevation

-59.879°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

486.427 km

Perigee altitude

479.614 km

Semi-major axis

6,861.158 km

Eccentricity

0.0005

Inclination

97.6194°

RAAN

331.9401°

Arg. of periapsis

94.2818°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

265.8988°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.81898 °/min

Orbital period

94.27 mins

BSTAR

0.00028517

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LKW-3 Visibility forecast

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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.
5 mins	2025-07-05 21:57:32.674Z	48.676° ENE	2025-07-05 21:59:32.674Z	93.799° ESE	23.519°	2025-07-05 22:02:32.674Z	153.916° SSE
5 mins	2025-07-06 10:06:32.674Z	202.218° SSW	2025-07-06 10:08:32.674Z	279.115° WNW	34.239°	2025-07-06 10:11:32.674Z	334.208° NNW

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