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JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3I, 46461

Orbit data source: Space-Track

JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3I, 46461 is a Chinese payload satellite 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

46461, 2020-065H

Orbit

SSO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

None

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2020-09-15 (6 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, 0.8 m

Radar Cross Section

2.000 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3I
1 46461U 20065H   26091.75430166  .00145718  00000-0  94185-3 0  9990
2 46461  97.2353 149.5548 0006076   0.3693 359.7576 15.75640654308228

Epoch: 2026-04-01T18:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-01T18:06:11.663Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

47.89361°

Altitude

341.895 km

Speed

7.706 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 58m 13s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

00:33:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

343.775 km

Perigee altitude

335.612 km

Semi-major axis

6,717.83 km

Eccentricity

0.00061

Inclination

97.2353°

RAAN

149.5548°

Arg. of periapsis

0.3693°

True anomaly

359.75731°

Mean anomaly

359.7576°

Eccentric anomaly

359.75745°

Mean motion

3.94185 °/min

Orbital period

91.33 mins

BSTAR

0.00094185

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Other satellites on launch #65 in the year 2020 (2020-09-15 UTC)

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JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3B, 46454

JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3D, 46456 (Decayed)

JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3C, 46455 (Decayed)

CZ-11 R/B, 46463 (Decayed)

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JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3I Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
4 mins	2026-04-03 03:45:53.422Z	159.318° S	2026-04-03 03:47:53.422Z	119.522° SE	41.303°	2026-04-03 03:49:53.422Z	356.568° N

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JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3I, 46461

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-01T18:06:11.663Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #65 in the year 2020 (2020-09-15 UTC)

JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3I Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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