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PRC TEST SPACECRAFT 4, 67689

Orbit data source: Space-Track

PRC TEST SPACECRAFT 4, 67689 is a payload satellite owned by PLA SSF (CN) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 07 Feb 2026 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2F 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

67689, 2026-024A

Orbit

LEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Strategic Support Troops (CN)

Manufacturer

CAST

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

CSSHQ, Unknown motor

Mass

~8,000 kg wet, 8,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2026-02-07 (2 months ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 2F

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 14.5 m

Radar Cross Section

RCS unknown

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 PRC TEST SPACECRAFT 4
1 67689U 26024A   26103.79649564  .00000004  00000-0  24388-4 0  9995
2 67689  49.9853 217.9677 0005945 139.5013 220.6372 14.91717970  9827

Epoch: 2026-04-13T19:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-13T19:06:57.223Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

89.24732°

Altitude

596.269 km

Speed

7.561 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 31m 52s

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

15:12:56

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

597.486 km

Perigee altitude

589.197 km

Semi-major axis

6,971.479 km

Eccentricity

0.00059

Inclination

49.9853°

RAAN

217.9677°

Arg. of periapsis

139.5013°

True anomaly

220.59286°

Mean anomaly

220.6372°

Eccentric anomaly

220.61503°

Mean motion

3.72869 °/min

Orbital period

96.55 mins

BSTAR

0.000024388

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Other satellites on launch #24 in the year 2026 (2026-02-07 UTC)

CZ-2F DEB, 67719

CZ-2F DEB, 67691 (Decayed)

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PRC TEST SPACECRAFT 4 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	2026-04-14 09:44:14.607Z	197.432° SSW	2026-04-14 09:48:14.607Z	126.895° SE	27.651°	2026-04-14 09:51:14.607Z	76.621° E
6 mins	2026-04-14 11:26:14.607Z	266.873° W	2026-04-14 11:28:14.607Z	313.167° NW	36.725°	2026-04-14 11:32:14.607Z	46.247° ENE
5 mins	2026-04-14 13:08:14.607Z	316.276° NNW	2026-04-14 13:10:14.607Z	353.476° N	21.104°	2026-04-14 13:13:14.607Z	41.611° NE
5 mins	2026-04-14 14:50:14.607Z	336.45° NNW	2026-04-14 14:52:14.607Z	17.841° NNE	23.396°	2026-04-14 14:55:14.607Z	66.92° ENE
7 mins	2026-04-14 16:30:14.607Z	308.601° NW	2026-04-14 16:33:14.607Z	9.056° NNE	43.804°	2026-04-14 16:37:14.607Z	117.947° SE
4 mins	2026-04-14 18:12:14.607Z	255.96° W	2026-04-14 18:14:14.607Z	220.634° SW	17.95°	2026-04-14 18:16:14.607Z	189.92° SSW

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PRC TEST SPACECRAFT 4, 67689

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-13T19:06:57.223Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #24 in the year 2026 (2026-02-07 UTC)

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