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JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3J, 46462

Orbit data source: Space-Track

JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3J, 46462 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
46462, 2020-065J
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
3 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 3 hours ago
0 JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3J
1 46462U 20065J   25186.22203626  .00025702  00000-0  56272-3 0  9991
2 46462  97.2821 234.1169 0003412 331.7133  28.3930 15.44099852266208
Epoch: 2025-07-05T05:19Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T05:19:43.932Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-129.27933°
Altitude
435.106 km
Speed
7.652 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 36m 28s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
34.19082°
Longitude
-134.09591°
Altitude
437.603 km
Speed
7.653 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
12h 13m 07s
Apparent Declination
-2° 14' 39"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:29:10
Azimuth
291.64° WNW
Elevation
-26.988°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
433.276 km
Perigee altitude
428.629 km
Semi-major axis
6,809.09 km
Eccentricity
0.00034
Inclination
97.2821°
RAAN
234.1169°
Arg. of periapsis
331.7133°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
28.393°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.86287 °/min
Orbital period
93.2 mins
BSTAR
0.00056272
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JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3J Visibility forecast

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4 mins2025-07-05 15:14:15.615Z56.306° ENE2025-07-05 15:16:15.615Z95.696° ESE15.578°2025-07-05 15:18:15.615Z133.966° SE
4 mins2025-07-06 03:15:15.615Z163.003° S2025-07-06 03:16:15.615Z151.719° SSE42.925°2025-07-06 03:19:15.615Z349.964° N
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