XJS A, 43518 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
XJS A, 43518 was a payload satellite owned by PLA SSF (CN) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 27 Jun 2018 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2C launch vehicle from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). 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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
SECM
Mission
Decayed Civil Technology
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
~500 kg wet, ~500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.446 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 month ago
TLE from 1 month ago
0 XJS A
1 43518U 18054A 25199.25270292 .07197599 14908-5 10582-2 0 9996
2 43518 35.0414 31.5377 0008734 309.7986 217.2070 16.33275180396036Epoch: 2025-07-18T06:03Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T06:03:53.532Z)
Latitude
7.45553°
Longitude
173.56561°
Altitude
186.515 km
Speed
7.795 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 23m 22s
True Declination
7° 24' 27"
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
02:44:44
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
192.885 km
Perigee altitude
181.417 km
Semi-major axis
6,565.288 km
Eccentricity
0.00087
Inclination
35.0414°
RAAN
31.5377°
Arg. of periapsis
309.7986°
True anomaly
217.14653°
Mean anomaly
217.207°
Eccentric anomaly
217.17676°
Mean motion
4.08002 °/min
Orbital period
88.23 mins
BSTAR
0.0010582
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Other satellites on launch #54 in the year 2018 (2018-06-27 UTC)
XJS A Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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