XJS A, 43518
Orbit data source: Space-Track
XJS A, 43518 is 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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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XJS A details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 15 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | SECM |
| Mission | Operational Civil Technology |
| Bus & Motor | Unknown |
| Mass | ~500 kg wet, ~500 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 2 Pan, 1 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.446 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 15 hours ago
0 XJS A
1 43518U 18054A 24348.59295582 .00062754 00000-0 13884-2 0 9995
2 43518 35.0549 35.8697 0019606 285.1322 74.7231 15.42470732362147Epoch: 2024-12-13T14:13Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-13T14:13:51.382Z)
| Latitude | -0.00004° |
| Longitude | 99.64884° |
| Altitude | 434.227 km |
| Speed | 7.655 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 02h 23m 28s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 8.92478° |
| Longitude | -97.17418° |
| Altitude | 444.688 km |
| Speed | 7.644 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 14h 11m 28s |
| Apparent Declination | -15° 07' 17" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 03:28:14 |
| Azimuth | 39.503° NE |
| Elevation | -60.073° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 455.461 km |
| Perigee altitude | 428.717 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,820.226 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0019606 |
| Inclination | 35.0549° |
| RAAN | 35.8697° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 285.1322° |
| True anomaly | 74.93997° |
| Mean anomaly | 74.7231° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 74.83152° |
| Mean motion | 3.85341 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0013884 |
| Orbital period | 93.42 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #54 in the year 2018 (2018-06-27 UTC)
| XJS A, 43518 |
| XJS B, 43519 (Decayed) |
| CZ-2C DEB, 43520 (Decayed) |
| CZ-2C R/B, 43521 |
XJS A Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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 | 2024-12-14 07:34:16.508Z | 211.597° SW | 2024-12-14 07:36:16.508Z | 174.638° S | 20.14° | 2024-12-14 07:39:16.508Z | 113.177° SE |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-14 09:13:16.508Z | 227.194° WSW | 2024-12-14 09:15:16.508Z | 159.052° S | 29.634° | 2024-12-14 09:17:16.508Z | 116.328° SE |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-14 10:51:16.508Z | 236.362° WSW | 2024-12-14 10:53:16.508Z | 183.43° SSW | 24.47° | 2024-12-14 10:55:16.508Z | 140.816° SSE |
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