JILIN-01-07, 43159
Orbit data source: Space-Track
JILIN-01-07, 43159 is a Chinese payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Fri, 19 Jan 2018 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 11 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
Changguang WJ
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
JL-1, Unknown motor
Mass
95 kg wet, 95 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: 5 hours ago
TLE from 5 hours ago
0 JILIN-01-07
1 43159U 18008E 26099.21487084 .00007912 00000-0 24554-3 0 9991
2 43159 97.1840 121.0209 0006726 315.9732 44.0975 15.33628956454425Epoch: 2026-04-09T05:09Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-09T05:09:24.840Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-153.79869°
Altitude
464.806 km
Speed
7.636 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 04m 05s
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
16:17:04
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
466.535 km
Perigee altitude
457.334 km
Semi-major axis
6,840.071 km
Eccentricity
0.00067
Inclination
97.184°
RAAN
121.0209°
Arg. of periapsis
315.9732°
True anomaly
44.15117°
Mean anomaly
44.0975°
Eccentric anomaly
44.12433°
Mean motion
3.83665 °/min
Orbital period
93.83 mins
BSTAR
0.00024554
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Other satellites on launch #8 in the year 2018 (2018-01-19 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.JILIN-01-07 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. |
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| 4 mins | 2026-04-09 13:33:52.499Z | 50.31° ENE | 2026-04-09 13:35:52.499Z | 92.906° ESE | 20.813° | 2026-04-09 13:37:52.499Z | 137.83° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2026-04-10 01:38:52.499Z | 181.772° SSW | 2026-04-10 01:40:52.499Z | 227.045° WSW | 40.284° | 2026-04-10 01:43:52.499Z | 338.905° N |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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