TJS-15, 63157
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TJS-15, 63157 is a payload satellite owned by PLA SSF (CN) in GEO that was launched on Sun, 09 Mar 2025 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 3B launch vehicle from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). 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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
SISE
Mission
Operational Defense Sigint
Bus & Motor
FY-4?, LAE
Mass
~5,000 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 22.5 m
Radar Cross Section
34.063 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago
TLE from 16 hours ago
0 TJS-15
1 63157U 25045A 25338.73330269 -.00000250 00000-0 00000+0 0 9999
2 63157 0.1012 86.9572 0005758 218.7768 126.4011 1.00266734 2803Epoch: 2025-12-04T17:35Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-04T17:35:57.352Z)
Latitude
0.00404°
Longitude
94.39321°
Altitude
35,801.978 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 48m 40s
True Declination
0° 00' 15"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
07:21:29
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,813.361 km
Perigee altitude
35,764.801 km
Semi-major axis
42,167.218 km
Eccentricity
0.00058
Inclination
0.1012°
RAAN
86.9572°
Arg. of periapsis
218.7768°
True anomaly
126.45418°
Mean anomaly
126.4011°
Eccentric anomaly
126.42764°
Mean motion
0.25066 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.22 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #45 in the year 2025 (2025-03-09 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.TJS-15 Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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