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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
CAST
Mission
Operational Defense Technology
Bus & Motor
TJS-3, Unknown motor
Mass
~2,700 kg wet, ~2,200 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 10.0 m
Radar Cross Section
27.363 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago
TLE from 19 hours ago
0 TJS-3
1 43874U 18110A 26017.79709362 .00000071 00000-0 00000+0 0 9993
2 43874 2.1566 82.3883 0001662 215.6205 165.1508 1.00269821 25918Epoch: 2026-01-17T19:07Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-17T19:07:48.888Z)
Latitude
0.78616°
Longitude
58.99532°
Altitude
35,793.351 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 52m 39s
True Declination
0° 47' 07"
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
14:35:36
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,795.222 km
Perigee altitude
35,781.206 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.351 km
Eccentricity
0.00017
Inclination
2.1566°
RAAN
82.3883°
Arg. of periapsis
215.6205°
True anomaly
165.15568°
Mean anomaly
165.1508°
Eccentric anomaly
165.15324°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.18 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #110 in the year 2018 (2018-12-24 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.TJS-3 Visibility
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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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