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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

Last TLE update

18 hours ago

Origin

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

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 (6 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, 20 m

Radar Cross Section

27.363 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago

0 TJS-3
1 43874U 18110A   25164.95095986  .00000047  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 43874   1.5935  85.0145 0002981  47.4381 180.0445  1.00006538 23720

Epoch: 2025-06-13T22:49Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-13T22:49:22.931Z)

Latitude

-1.19284°

Longitude

67.64075°

Altitude

35,873.36 km

Speed

3.071 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 49m 56s

True Declination

-1° 11' 30"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

0.9024°

Longitude

-15.07875°

Altitude

35,862.118 km

Speed

3.072 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 22m 20s

Apparent Declination

-4° 08' 14"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

03:50:44

Azimuth

12.002° NNE

Elevation

-53.65°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,874.777 km

Perigee altitude

35,849.593 km

Semi-major axis

42,240.322 km

Eccentricity

0.0003

Inclination

1.5935°

RAAN

85.0145°

Arg. of periapsis

47.4381°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

180.0445°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25001 °/min

Orbital period

1,439.96 mins

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