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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 (1 month ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 2F

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

RCS unknown

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 PRC TEST SPACECRAFT 4
1 67689U 26024A   26071.97676774  .00000178  00000-0  41509-4 0  9998
2 67689  49.9871   7.3415 0006028  13.2035 346.9064 14.91691119  5072

Epoch: 2026-03-12T23:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-12T23:26:32.732Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-154.91379°

Altitude

589.114 km

Speed

7.569 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 29m 21s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

12:16:27

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

597.628 km

Perigee altitude

589.223 km

Semi-major axis

6,971.562 km

Eccentricity

0.0006

Inclination

49.9871°

RAAN

7.3415°

Arg. of periapsis

13.2035°

True anomaly

346.89074°

Mean anomaly

346.9064°

Eccentric anomaly

346.89857°

Mean motion

3.72862 °/min

Orbital period

96.55 mins

BSTAR

0.000041509

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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.
8 mins	2026-03-13 22:07:04.358Z	214.597° SW	2026-03-13 22:11:04.358Z	130.386° SE	38.119°	2026-03-13 22:15:04.358Z	64.038° ENE
6 mins	2026-03-13 23:49:04.358Z	278.587° WNW	2026-03-13 23:52:04.358Z	344.999° N	30.573°	2026-03-13 23:55:04.358Z	40.429° NE
4 mins	2026-03-14 01:32:04.358Z	329.904° NNW	2026-03-14 01:34:04.358Z	8.176° NNE	19.816°	2026-03-14 01:36:04.358Z	40.179° NE
6 mins	2026-03-14 03:13:04.358Z	329.955° NNW	2026-03-14 03:15:04.358Z	10.431° NNE	27.163°	2026-03-14 03:19:04.358Z	81.075° E
6 mins	2026-03-14 04:54:04.358Z	296.376° NW	2026-03-14 04:56:04.358Z	260.157° W	42.275°	2026-03-14 05:00:04.358Z	134.931° SE

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PRC TEST SPACECRAFT 4, 67689

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-12T23:26:32.732Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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