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LONGJIANG 3, 56874

Orbit data source: Space-Track

LONGJIANG 3, 56874 is a payload satellite owned by Harbin (CN) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 09 Jun 2023 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

56874, 2023-082A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

4 hours ago

Origin

Harbin Institute of Technology (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

HITSAT

Mission

Operational Amateur Communications

Bus & Motor

SATWARE-CS200, Unknown motor

Mass

~120 kg wet, ~120 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-06-09 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

KUAIZHOU-1A

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 1.5 m

Radar Cross Section

2.000 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 4 hours ago

0 LONGJIANG 3
1 56874U 23082A   25190.19372784  .00009211  00000-0  34948-3 0  9997
2 56874  49.1130 356.0866 0008713 305.8676  54.1458 15.27430122116695

Epoch: 2025-07-09T04:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-09T04:38:58.085Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-1.03334°

Altitude

480.457 km

Speed

7.629 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 44m 20s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

43.22452°

Longitude

124.17444°

Altitude

493.202 km

Speed

7.621 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 16m 03s

Apparent Declination

3° 32' 26"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:27:11

Azimuth

4.036° NNE

Elevation

-46.468°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

490.397 km

Perigee altitude

478.439 km

Semi-major axis

6,862.555 km

Eccentricity

0.00087

Inclination

49.113°

RAAN

356.0866°

Arg. of periapsis

305.8676°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

54.1458°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.81781 °/min

Orbital period

94.29 mins

BSTAR

0.00034948

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KZ-1A R/B, 56875 (Decayed)

LONGJIANG 3 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.
6 mins	2025-07-09 14:15:33.191Z	228.719° WSW	2025-07-09 14:18:33.191Z	183.84° SSW	42.976°	2025-07-09 14:21:33.191Z	62.287° ENE
5 mins	2025-07-09 15:55:33.191Z	295.902° NW	2025-07-09 15:57:33.191Z	343.066° N	25.049°	2025-07-09 16:00:33.191Z	41.508° NE
4 mins	2025-07-09 17:35:33.191Z	335.482° NNW	2025-07-09 17:36:33.191Z	356.201° N	18.736°	2025-07-09 17:39:33.191Z	50.689° ENE
6 mins	2025-07-09 19:13:33.191Z	321.288° NNW	2025-07-09 19:15:33.191Z	3.184° NNE	30.02°	2025-07-09 19:19:33.191Z	91.805° ESE
5 mins	2025-07-09 20:52:33.191Z	278.067° WNW	2025-07-09 20:54:33.191Z	218.803° SW	33.44°	2025-07-09 20:57:33.191Z	151.686° SSE

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