LKW-3, 43146
Orbit data source: Space-Track
LKW-3, 43146 is a Chinese payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Sat, 13 Jan 2018 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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43146 intel report (Beta)
LKW-3 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 6 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 6 hours ago
0 LKW-3
1 43146U 18006A 24361.57383314 .00017189 00000-0 73367-3 0 9998
2 43146 97.5932 137.9746 0003412 198.2939 161.8175 15.22964998386587Epoch: 2024-12-26T13:46Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T13:46:19.183Z)
| Latitude | -0.00001° |
| Longitude | -164.15661° |
| Altitude | 502.221 km |
| Speed | 7.612 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 09h 11m 53s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -77.807° |
| Longitude | -21.75589° |
| Altitude | 523.578 km |
| Speed | 7.601 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 07h 09m 35s |
| Apparent Declination | -72° 18' 13" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 19:01:13 |
| Azimuth | 181.186° SSW |
| Elevation | -57.596° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 496.218 km |
| Perigee altitude | 491.528 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,872.01 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0003412 |
| Inclination | 97.5932° |
| RAAN | 137.9746° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 198.2939° |
| True anomaly | 161.8297° |
| Mean anomaly | 161.8175° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 161.8236° |
| Mean motion | 3.80993 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00073367 |
| Orbital period | 94.49 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #6 in the year 2018 (2018-01-13 UTC)
| LKW-3, 43146 |
| CZ-2D DEB, 43147 (Decayed) |
| CZ-2D DEB, 43148 (Decayed) |
| CZ-2D DEB, 43149 (Decayed) |
| CZ-2D DEB, 43150 (Decayed) |
LKW-3 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 mins | 2024-12-26 22:12:32.023Z | 11.921° NNE | 2024-12-26 22:16:32.023Z | 194.696° SSW | 42.448° | 2024-12-26 22:19:32.023Z | 193.531° SSW |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-27 08:50:32.023Z | 125.894° SE | 2024-12-27 08:52:32.023Z | 76.939° E | 28.335° | 2024-12-27 08:55:32.023Z | 10.741° NNE |
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