LKW-4, 43236
Orbit data source: Space-Track
LKW-4, 43236 is a Chinese payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Sat, 17 Mar 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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43236 intel report (Beta)
LKW-4 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 10 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 10 hours ago
0 LKW-4
1 43236U 18025A 24361.27483951 .00023639 00000-0 79065-3 0 9992
2 43236 97.5769 135.9673 0005166 84.3247 275.8582 15.30974348377001Epoch: 2024-12-26T06:35Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T06:35:46.133Z)
| Latitude | -0.00009° |
| Longitude | -58.23149° |
| Altitude | 475.645 km |
| Speed | 7.628 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 09h 03m 52s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 34.54976° |
| Longitude | -63.05062° |
| Altitude | 475.175 km |
| Speed | 7.633 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 06h 21m 23s |
| Apparent Declination | -1° 25' 45" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 15:31:40 |
| Azimuth | 303.964° NW |
| Elevation | -35.586° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 473.4 km |
| Perigee altitude | 466.325 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,848 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0005166 |
| Inclination | 97.5769° |
| RAAN | 135.9673° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 84.3247° |
| True anomaly | 275.79931° |
| Mean anomaly | 275.8582° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 275.82875° |
| Mean motion | 3.82999 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00079065 |
| Orbital period | 94 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #25 in the year 2018 (2018-03-17 UTC)
| LKW-4, 43236 |
| CZ-2D DEB, 43237 (Decayed) |
| CZ-2D DEB, 43505 (Decayed) |
| CZ-2D DEB, 43506 (Decayed) |
| CZ-2D DEB, 43507 (Decayed) |
LKW-4 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 mins | 2024-12-26 21:17:32.575Z | 53.47° ENE | 2024-12-26 21:19:32.575Z | 92.253° ESE | 17.817° | 2024-12-26 21:21:32.575Z | 133.145° SE |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-27 09:24:32.575Z | 182.151° SSW | 2024-12-27 09:26:32.575Z | 301.282° NW | 41.339° | 2024-12-27 09:29:32.575Z | 342.499° N |
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