HJS-8A, 68687
Orbit data source: Space-Track
HJS-8A, 68687 is a payload satellite owned by Zhongguo Xingwang (CN) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 UTC via a JIELONG-3 launch vehicle from the South China Sea Launch Area (SCSLA). 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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
Unknown (CN)
Mission
Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
~300 kg wet, ~300 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown shape, 14.5 m
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 4 weeks ago
TLE from 4 weeks ago
0 HJS-8A
1 68687U 26078A 26141.97705468 .00000173 00000-0 28312-3 0 9998
2 68687 86.4931 291.3573 0002158 152.0869 208.0390 13.41533810 5494Epoch: 2026-05-21T23:26Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-21T23:26:57.524Z)
Latitude
-0.00011°
Longitude
60.00309°
Altitude
1,107.916 km
Speed
7.298 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 25m 25s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
12:40:11
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,102.28 km
Perigee altitude
1,099.052 km
Semi-major axis
7,478.803 km
Eccentricity
0.00022
Inclination
86.4931°
RAAN
291.3573°
Arg. of periapsis
152.0869°
True anomaly
208.02738°
Mean anomaly
208.039°
Eccentric anomaly
208.03319°
Mean motion
3.35579 °/min
Orbital period
107.28 mins
BSTAR
0.00028312
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Other satellites on launch #78 in the year 2026 (2026-04-11 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.HJS-8A 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. |
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| 12 mins | 2026-06-16 08:10:12.354Z | 174.087° S | 2026-06-16 08:15:12.354Z | 114.117° SE | 44.382° | 2026-06-16 08:22:12.354Z | 5.045° NNE |
| 6 mins | 2026-06-16 10:01:12.354Z | 262.605° W | 2026-06-16 10:04:12.354Z | 292.287° WNW | 15.704° | 2026-06-16 10:07:12.354Z | 320.369° NNW |
| 12 mins | 2026-06-16 19:24:12.354Z | 9.52° NNE | 2026-06-16 19:29:12.354Z | 72.015° E | 39.671° | 2026-06-16 19:36:12.354Z | 162.048° S |
| 8 mins | 2026-06-16 21:13:12.354Z | 319.266° NNW | 2026-06-16 21:16:12.354Z | 287.239° WNW | 21.455° | 2026-06-16 21:21:12.354Z | 235.779° WSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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