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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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Identifier

63157, 2025-045A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

3 hours ago

Origin

Strategic Support Troops (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

SISE

Mission

Operational Defense Sigint

Bus & Motor

FY-4?, LAE

Mass

~5,000 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-03-09 (4 months ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 3B

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 30 m

Radar Cross Section

34.063 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 3 hours ago

0 TJS-15
1 63157U 25045A   25196.78309549 -.00000225  00000-0  00000+0 0  9995
2 63157   0.1014 266.6103 0003380 278.3402 121.1728  1.00274839  1393

Epoch: 2025-07-15T18:47Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T18:47:39.45Z)

Latitude

0.04255°

Longitude

90.37353°

Altitude

35,792.616 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 24m 38s

True Declination

0° 02' 33"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

0.08266°

Longitude

135.96881°

Altitude

35,799.067 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 20m 38s

Apparent Declination

-4° 53' 07"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:25:08

Azimuth

336.724° NNW

Elevation

-52.802°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,801.061 km

Perigee altitude

35,772.557 km

Semi-major axis

42,164.946 km

Eccentricity

0.00034

Inclination

0.1014°

RAAN

266.6103°

Arg. of periapsis

278.3402°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

121.1728°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25068 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.11 mins

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