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
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)
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TLE from 2 days ago
0 TJS-3
1 43874U 18110A 26106.75600632 -.00000331 00000-0 00000+0 0 9998
2 43874 2.3861 81.1987 0000649 23.0803 128.6443 1.00766981 26809Epoch: 2026-04-16T18:08Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-16T18:08:38.946Z)
Latitude
1.13213°
Longitude
115.87983°
Altitude
35,649.391 km
Speed
3.08 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 31m 45s
True Declination
1° 07' 52"
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
21:14:28
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,652.141 km
Perigee altitude
35,646.686 km
Semi-major axis
42,027.55 km
Eccentricity
0.00006
Inclination
2.3861°
RAAN
81.1987°
Arg. of periapsis
23.0803°
True anomaly
128.65011°
Mean anomaly
128.6443°
Eccentric anomaly
128.6472°
Mean motion
0.25191 °/min
Orbital period
1,429.09 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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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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