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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

43159, 2018-008E

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

7 hours ago

Origin

Changuang Satellite Technology Co., Ltd. (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

Changguang WJ

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

JL-1, Unknown motor

Mass

95 kg wet, 95 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-01-19 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 11

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 1.5 m

Radar Cross Section

2.000 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 7 hours ago

0 JILIN-01-07
1 43159U 18008E   25184.22589591  .00005675  00000-0  20949-3 0  9990
2 43159  97.2059 209.5214 0008348 216.6827 143.3842 15.28113796411592

Epoch: 2025-07-03T05:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T05:25:17.406Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

-153.2968°

Altitude

489.157 km

Speed

7.618 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 58m 05s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-71.97368°

Longitude

4.27182°

Altitude

503.554 km

Speed

7.614 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 41m 01s

Apparent Declination

-75° 22' 14"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:35:30

Azimuth

180.6° SSW

Elevation

-54.54°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

484.122 km

Perigee altitude

472.674 km

Semi-major axis

6,856.535 km

Eccentricity

0.00083

Inclination

97.2059°

RAAN

209.5214°

Arg. of periapsis

216.6827°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

143.3842°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.82284 °/min

Orbital period

94.17 mins

BSTAR

0.00020949

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Other satellites on launch #8 in the year 2018 (2018-01-19 UTC)

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KEPLER-0 (KIPP), 43157 (Decayed)

QUANTUTONG 1, 43158 (Decayed)

JILIN-01-08, 43160

CZ-11 R/B, 43161

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.
4 mins	2025-07-03 13:51:46.657Z	53.07° ENE	2025-07-03 13:53:46.657Z	97.643° ESE	21.09°	2025-07-03 13:55:46.657Z	140.201° SSE
5 mins	2025-07-04 01:59:46.657Z	190.006° SSW	2025-07-04 02:01:46.657Z	280.657° WNW	39.712°	2025-07-04 02:04:46.657Z	339.203° N

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