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TJS-5, 44978

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TJS-5, 44978 is a payload satellite owned by CASC (CN) in GEO that was launched on Tue, 07 Jan 2020 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 3B 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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TJS-5 details

Identifier	44978, 2020-002A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	8 hours ago
Origin	CASC (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer	SISE
Mission	Operational Defense Early Warn
Bus & Motor	FY-4?, Unknown motor
Mass	~4,000 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2020-01-07 (5 years ago)
Launch vehicle	CHANG ZHENG 3B
Launch site	Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box + 2 Pan, 30 m
Radar Cross Section	34.063 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 TJS-5
1 44978U 20002A   24361.77260281 -.00000313  00000-0  00000+0 0  9992
2 44978   0.2761  91.8282 0006236 137.7980 251.7293  1.00273981 18304

Epoch: 2024-12-26T18:32Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T18:32:32.882Z)

Latitude	0.15489°
Longitude	107.39555°
Altitude	35,793.836 km
Speed	3.074 km/s
True Right ascension	08h 05m 07s
True Declination	0° 09' 17"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	0.097°
Longitude	-127.67325°
Altitude	35,760.246 km
Speed	3.077 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	16h 11m 46s
Apparent Declination	-4° 55' 58"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	02:14:25
Azimuth	315.185° NNW
Elevation	-46.162°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,813.344 km
Perigee altitude	35,760.756 km
Semi-major axis	42,165.187 km
Eccentricity	0.0006236
Inclination	0.2761°
RAAN	91.8282°
Arg. of periapsis	137.798°
True anomaly	251.66146°
Mean anomaly	251.7293°
Eccentric anomaly	251.69538°
Mean motion	0.25068 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.12 mins