Satellite · NORAD 68687 · COSPAR 2026-078A
HJS-8A
- Operator People's Republic of China
- Constellation —
- Country China
Altitude now
1,187.4km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.26km/s
Inclination
86.50°
Period
108.7 min
108.7 min
Perigee
1,166km
Apogee
1,170km
orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 10:56 UTC (10.6 h old)· Metadata updated 9 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 47.110° S
- Longitude
- 65.146° W
- Altitude
- 1187.4 km
- Velocity
- 7.258 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 10:56 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- PRC · People's Republic of China
- Country
- China CN
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 11 Apr 2026
- COSPAR launch id
- 2026-078
- Launch site
- South China Sea Launch Area (sea launch)
Objects from the same launch · 2
- JIELONG-3 DEB68688DebrisInactive
- JIELONG-3 R/B68690Rocket bodyInactive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Code | ∅ → CN | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → PRC | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 6 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 8 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 20:57 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Quality flags
- UNKNOWN_OPERATORactive payload without resolved operator11 Sept 2026
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 68687
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2026-078A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SZNPMZ9JD2AF4XEVCCV
- Canonical slug
- hjs-8a-68687
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Unknown) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.