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TJS-5, 44978

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TJS-5, 44978 is a payload satellite owned by CASC (CN) in GEO that was launched on Tue, 07 Jan 2020 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 3B 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
44978, 2020-002A
Orbit
GEO
Last TLE update
10 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SISE
Mission
Operational Defense Early Warn
Bus & Motor
FY-4?, Unknown motor
Mass
~4,000 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2020-01-07 (6 years ago)
Launch vehicle
CHANG ZHENG 3B
Launch site
Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 30 m
Radar Cross Section
34.063 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 TJS-5
1 44978U 20002A   25196.83146722 -.00000334  00000-0  00000+0 0  9992
2 44978   0.0523 239.1436 0002191 264.9664 196.5771  1.00267905 20325
Epoch: 2025-07-15T19:57Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T19:57:18.767Z)
Latitude
0.03272°
Longitude
107.43562°
Altitude
35,796.034 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 42m 44s
True Declination
0° 01' 58"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-0.02647°
Longitude
-106.29755°
Altitude
35,778.377 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
08h 14m 46s
Apparent Declination
-5° 02' 31"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:17:36
Azimuth
315.161° NNW
Elevation
-46.281°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,797.992 km
Perigee altitude
35,779.514 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.89 km
Eccentricity
0.00022
Inclination
0.0523°
RAAN
239.1436°
Arg. of periapsis
264.9664°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
196.5771°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.25066 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.21 mins
BSTAR
0
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