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Satellite · NORAD 43943 · COSPAR 2019-005B

JILIN-1 09

ActivePayloadLEOEarth observation derived

Altitude now

505.8km

SGP4 propagation

Velocity

7.61km/s

Inclination

97.47°

Period

94.7 min

94.7 min

Perigee

500km

Apogee

505km

orbit freshOrbit updated 14 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:38 UTC (6.4 h old)· Metadata updated 14 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.

Ground track of JILIN-1 09JILIN-1 09
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Latitude
8.519° N
Longitude
57.092° E
Altitude
505.8 km
Velocity
7.611 km/s
  • past 45 min
  • next 90 min
  • first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:38 UTC

Mission

Mission & classification

Mission type derived
Earth observation
Object type
Payload
SATCAT ops status
Operational [+]
Radar cross-section
Constellation membership derived
Jilin-1 via name_pattern

CelesTrak groups

Aliases

  • JILIN-1 09Celestrak

Ownership

Operator & country

SATCAT owner code
PRC · People's Republic of China
Country
China CN

Launch

Launch

Launch page
Launch date
21 Jan 2019
COSPAR launch id
2019-005

Objects from the same launch · 4

Change log

History

FieldChangeSourceDate
Owner CodePRCCelestrak Satcat11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
Orbit ClassLEOCelestrak11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC

Regulatory

UN registration

UN Register of Objects Launched into Outer Space (UNOOSA) — connector planned, not yet ingested; registration unavailable

Transparency

Sources & provenance

All sources
  • CelesTrakcommunity

    Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).

    last sync 14 h ago

  • CelesTrak SATCATcommunity

    Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.

    last sync 14 h ago

Field provenance

FieldSourceObservedConfidence
Canonical NameCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Decay DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Launch DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Object TypeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Orbital ElementsCelesTrak11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Owner CodeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
StatusCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%

Timeline

Events

All 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
43943
COSPAR / international designator
2019-005B
SatelliteIndex id
sat_01M28X2SX0V594GM8XW5ZB1SCT
Canonical slug
jilin-1-09-43943

Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Earth observation) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.