XJS A, 43518
Orbit data source: Space-Track
XJS A, 43518 is a payload satellite owned by PLA SSF (CN) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 27 Jun 2018 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2C launch vehicle from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). 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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XJS A details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 18 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | SECM |
| Mission | Operational Civil Technology |
| Bus & Motor | Unknown |
| Mass | ~500 kg wet, ~500 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 2 Pan, 1 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.446 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 18 hours ago
0 XJS A
1 43518U 18054A 25012.97045082 .00034089 00000-0 70996-3 0 9992
2 43518 35.0485 198.5664 0008164 254.9036 105.0784 15.44551865366841Epoch: 2025-01-12T23:17Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-12T23:17:26.95Z)
| Latitude | 0.00002° |
| Longitude | 96.50592° |
| Altitude | 433.047 km |
| Speed | 7.653 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 13h 14m 15s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -20.26065° |
| Longitude | 59.95771° |
| Altitude | 433.497 km |
| Speed | 7.654 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 08h 53m 18s |
| Apparent Declination | -34° 14' 28" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 18:18:08 |
| Azimuth | 267.997° W |
| Elevation | -58.788° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 441.531 km |
| Perigee altitude | 430.405 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,814.105 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0008164 |
| Inclination | 35.0485° |
| RAAN | 198.5664° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 254.9036° |
| True anomaly | 105.16871° |
| Mean anomaly | 105.0784° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 105.12356° |
| Mean motion | 3.8586 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00070996 |
| Orbital period | 93.3 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #54 in the year 2018 (2018-06-27 UTC)
| XJS A, 43518 |
| XJS B, 43519 (Decayed) |
| CZ-2C DEB, 43520 (Decayed) |
| CZ-2C R/B, 43521 |
XJS A 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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| 5 mins | 2025-01-13 18:14:47.790Z | 243.328° WSW | 2025-01-13 18:17:47.790Z | 165.432° S | 29.767° | 2025-01-13 18:19:47.790Z | 119.014° SE |
| 4 mins | 2025-01-13 19:53:47.790Z | 235.333° WSW | 2025-01-13 19:55:47.790Z | 184.491° SSW | 22.291° | 2025-01-13 19:57:47.790Z | 143.896° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2025-01-14 17:30:47.790Z | 232.493° WSW | 2025-01-14 17:32:47.790Z | 174.144° S | 29.996° | 2025-01-14 17:35:47.790Z | 110.764° ESE |
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