LKW-4, 43236
Orbit data source: Space-Track
LKW-4, 43236 is a Chinese payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Sat, 17 Mar 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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
CAST?
Mission
Operational Defense Imaging
Bus & Motor
LKW, Unknown motor
Mass
~2,000 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Cyl + 3 Pan, 5.0 m
Radar Cross Section
8.135 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 LKW-4
1 43236U 18025A 25257.98655685 .00018799 00000-0 44369-3 0 9990
2 43236 97.6120 47.2741 0003398 213.2078 146.8956 15.41923709417356Epoch: 2025-09-14T23:40Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-14T23:40:38.511Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
57.91595°
Altitude
445.488 km
Speed
7.644 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 09m 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
19:05:11
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
439.694 km
Perigee altitude
435.062 km
Semi-major axis
6,815.515 km
Eccentricity
0.00034
Inclination
97.612°
RAAN
47.2741°
Arg. of periapsis
213.2078°
True anomaly
146.91686°
Mean anomaly
146.8956°
Eccentric anomaly
146.90623°
Mean motion
3.8574 °/min
Orbital period
93.33 mins
BSTAR
0.00044369
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Other satellites on launch #25 in the year 2018 (2018-03-17 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.LKW-4 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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| 5 mins | 2025-09-16 10:04:29.162Z | 166.238° S | 2025-09-16 10:06:29.162Z | 164.083° S | 41.727° | 2025-09-16 10:09:29.162Z | 348.199° N |
| 5 mins | 2025-09-16 22:58:29.162Z | 10.428° NNE | 2025-09-16 23:00:29.162Z | 214.234° SW | 44.406° | 2025-09-16 23:03:29.162Z | 194.673° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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