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 1 day ago
0 TJS-3
1 43874U 18110A 26153.71787816 -.00000204 00000-0 00000+0 0 9995
2 43874 2.5078 80.6643 0001832 65.7289 151.4309 1.00275127 27274Epoch: 2026-06-02T17:13Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-02T17:13:44.673Z)
Latitude
-1.5323°
Longitude
148.18461°
Altitude
35,792.131 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 51m 13s
True Declination
-1° 31' 51"
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
03:13:27
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,794.45 km
Perigee altitude
35,779.001 km
Semi-major axis
42,164.863 km
Eccentricity
0.00018
Inclination
2.5078°
RAAN
80.6643°
Arg. of periapsis
65.7289°
True anomaly
151.44094°
Mean anomaly
151.4309°
Eccentric anomaly
151.43592°
Mean motion
0.25068 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.1 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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