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JILIN-01 GAOFEN 2D, 49256

Orbit data source: Space-Track

JILIN-01 GAOFEN 2D, 49256 is a payload satellite owned by Changguang WJ (CN) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 27 Sep 2021 UTC via a KUAIZHOU-1A launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). 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

49256, 2021-086A

Orbit

SSO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co., Ltd. (CN)

Manufacturer

Changguang WJ

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

JL-1, Unknown motor

Mass

230 kg wet, 230 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2021-09-27 (5 years ago)

Launch vehicle

KUAIZHOU-1A

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 1.5 m

Radar Cross Section

1.019 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 JILIN-01 GAOFEN 2D
1 49256U 21086A   26171.47189191  .00003917  00000-0  23744-3 0  9993
2 49256  97.6486 294.1930 0034504 132.0071 228.4106 15.10663852261218

Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:19:31.461Z)

Latitude

0.00006°

Longitude

-144.37413°

Altitude

553.126 km

Speed

7.576 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 36m 46s

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

23:08:46

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

555.003 km

Perigee altitude

507.323 km

Semi-major axis

6,909.3 km

Eccentricity

0.00345

Inclination

97.6486°

RAAN

294.193°

Arg. of periapsis

132.0071°

True anomaly

228.11573°

Mean anomaly

228.4106°

Eccentric anomaly

228.26308°

Mean motion

3.77913 °/min

Orbital period

95.26 mins

BSTAR

0.00023744

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JILIN-01 GAOFEN 2D 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.
7 mins	2026-06-22 21:06:29.026Z	11.121° NNE	2026-06-22 21:10:29.026Z	206.097° SW	43.383°	2026-06-22 21:13:29.026Z	195.008° SSW
6 mins	2026-06-23 07:49:29.026Z	136.564° SSE	2026-06-23 07:51:29.026Z	93.741° ESE	32.713°	2026-06-23 07:55:29.026Z	2.514° NNE

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JILIN-01 GAOFEN 2D, 49256

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:19:31.461Z)

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Other satellites on launch #86 in the year 2021 (2021-09-27 UTC)

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