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JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3C, 46455

Orbit data source: Space-Track

JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3C, 46455 is a payload satellite owned by Changguang WJ (CN) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 15 Sep 2020 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 11 launch vehicle from the Yellow Sea Launch Area, China (YSLA). 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
46455, 2020-065B
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
7 hours ago
Origin
Flag of CNCGSTL (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer
Changguang WJ
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
JL-1, Unknown motor
Mass
42 kg wet, 42 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2020-09-15 (5 years ago)
Launch vehicle
CHANG ZHENG 11
Launch site
Yellow Sea Launch Area, China (YSLA)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 1.5 m
Radar Cross Section
2.000 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3C
1 46455U 20065B   25185.92718854  .00031235  00000-0  55351-3 0  9998
2 46455  97.2766 234.1116 0001338  24.3320 335.7995 15.50210511266242
Epoch: 2025-07-04T22:15Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-04T22:15:09.089Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-22.84883°
Altitude
418.416 km
Speed
7.661 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 36m 26s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
9.01864°
Longitude
158.5976°
Altitude
419.242 km
Speed
7.66 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
04h 16m 49s
Apparent Declination
-14° 45' 40"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:04:23
Azimuth
25.824° NE
Elevation
-62.778°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
413.94 km
Perigee altitude
412.122 km
Semi-major axis
6,791.168 km
Eccentricity
0.00013
Inclination
97.2766°
RAAN
234.1116°
Arg. of periapsis
24.332°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
335.7995°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.87817 °/min
Orbital period
92.83 mins
BSTAR
0.00055351
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JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3C Visibility forecast

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5 mins2025-07-05 15:51:01.884Z24.138° NE2025-07-05 15:54:01.884Z118.976° SE36.967°2025-07-05 15:56:01.884Z172.425° S
4 mins2025-07-06 03:50:01.884Z222.886° SW2025-07-06 03:51:01.884Z252.817° W24.957°2025-07-06 03:54:01.884Z324.122° NNW
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