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TJS-3, 43874

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TJS-3, 43874 is a payload satellite owned by CASC (CN) in GEO that was launched on Mon, 24 Dec 2018 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 3C 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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Identifier

43874, 2018-110A

Orbit

GEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) (CN)

Manufacturer

CAST

Mission

Operational Defense Technology

Bus & Motor

TJS-3, Unknown motor

Mass

~2,700 kg wet, ~2,200 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-12-24 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 3C

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 10.0 m

Radar Cross Section

27.363 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 TJS-3
1 43874U 18110A   25308.48269874  .00000070  00000-0  00000+0 0  9999
2 43874   1.9617  83.1947 0001657 116.4859  77.0750  1.00270602 25165

Epoch: 2025-11-04T11:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-04T11:35:05.171Z)

Latitude

-0.45316°

Longitude

58.98814°

Altitude

35,784.879 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 26m 54s

True Declination

0° 27' 10"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

09:14:45

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,794.982 km

Perigee altitude

35,781.008 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.132 km

Eccentricity

0.00017

Inclination

1.9617°

RAAN

83.1947°

Arg. of periapsis

116.4859°

True anomaly

77.09351°

Mean anomaly

77.075°

Eccentric anomaly

77.08425°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.17 mins

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TJS-3, 43874

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-04T11:35:05.171Z)

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