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SJ-25, 62485

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SJ-25, 62485 is a payload satellite owned by SAST (CN) in GEO that was launched on Mon, 06 Jan 2025 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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SJ-25 details

Identifier	62485, 2025-002A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	12 hours ago
Origin	SAST (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer	SAST?
Mission	Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor	SJ21, Unknown motor
Mass	~5,000 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2025-01-06 (1 month ago)
Launch vehicle	CHANG ZHENG 3B
Launch site	Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Unknown
Radar Cross Section	Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 SJ-25
1 62485U 25002A   25035.70628146 -.00000370  00000-0  00000+0 0  9993
2 62485  10.2487  43.5294 0057081 183.7971 281.9097  1.00260483   373

Epoch: 2025-02-04T16:57Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-04T16:57:02.718Z)

Latitude	9.90851°
Longitude	119.47795°
Altitude	35,740.374 km
Speed	3.078 km/s
True Right ascension	09h 55m 23s
True Declination	9° 53' 55"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-9.98525°
Longitude	-62.25804°
Altitude	35,829.804 km
Speed	3.072 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	21h 30m 34s
Apparent Declination	-14° 09' 30"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	06:45:07
Azimuth	293.555° NW
Elevation	-45.652°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	36,031.489 km
Perigee altitude	35,550.08 km
Semi-major axis	42,168.921 km
Eccentricity	0.0057081
Inclination	10.2487°
RAAN	43.5294°
Arg. of periapsis	183.7971°
True anomaly	281.26875°
Mean anomaly	281.9097°
Eccentric anomaly	281.58932°
Mean motion	0.25064 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.31 mins