LKW-1, 43034
Orbit data source: Space-Track
LKW-1, 43034 is a Chinese payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Sun, 03 Dec 2017 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2D launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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LKW-1 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 7 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | CAST? |
| Mission | Operational Defense Imaging |
| Bus & Motor | LKW, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~2,000 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Hex Cyl + 3 Pan, 10 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 8.135 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 LKW-1
1 43034U 17077A 24361.24899720 .00012273 00000-0 52246-3 0 9990
2 43034 97.1771 50.7141 0001667 142.0240 218.1116 15.23122951392790Epoch: 2024-12-26T05:58Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T05:58:33.358Z)
| Latitude | 0.00008° |
| Longitude | -134.15601° |
| Altitude | 500.431 km |
| Speed | 7.614 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 03h 22m 51s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 32.33568° |
| Longitude | 50.66786° |
| Altitude | 499.561 km |
| Speed | 7.618 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 19h 19m 11s |
| Apparent Declination | -5° 00' 04" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 12:17:16 |
| Azimuth | 83.832° E |
| Elevation | -15.062° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 494.525 km |
| Perigee altitude | 492.234 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,871.517 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0001667 |
| Inclination | 97.1771° |
| RAAN | 50.7141° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 142.024° |
| True anomaly | 218.09981° |
| Mean anomaly | 218.1116° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 218.10571° |
| Mean motion | 3.81034 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00052246 |
| Orbital period | 94.48 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #77 in the year 2017 (2017-12-03 UTC)
| LKW-1, 43034 |
| CZ-2D DEB, 43035 (Decayed) |
| CZ-2D DEB, 43036 (Decayed) |
| CZ-2D DEB, 43037 (Decayed) |
| CZ-2D DEB, 43038 (Decayed) |
LKW-1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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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| 6 mins | 2024-12-26 15:59:40.724Z | 26.567° NE | 2024-12-26 16:02:40.724Z | 80.06° E | 32.766° | 2024-12-26 16:05:40.724Z | 165.136° S |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-27 04:11:40.724Z | 220.764° SW | 2024-12-27 04:13:40.724Z | 276.797° WNW | 25.551° | 2024-12-27 04:15:40.724Z | 318.104° NNW |
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