Satellite · NORAD 40961 · COSPAR 2015-057D
JILIN-1
- Operator Chang Guang Satellite Technology
- Constellation Jilin-1
- Country China
Altitude now
653.1km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.53km/s
Inclination
97.66°
Period
97.4 min
97.4 min
Perigee
623km
Apogee
646km
orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:08 UTC (7.0 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
- 64.961° N
- Longitude
- 138.418° E
- Altitude
- 653.1 km
- Velocity
- 7.533 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:08 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- Chang Guang Satellite Technology
- SATCAT owner code
- PRC · People's Republic of China
- Country
- China CN
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 07 Oct 2015
- COSPAR launch id
- 2015-057
- Launch site
- Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 4
- CZ-2D DEB44601DebrisDecayed
- LQSAT40958PayloadUnknown
- LINGQIAO VIDEO A40959PayloadActive
- LINGQIAO VIDEO B40960PayloadActive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 7 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 9 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% |
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
- 40961
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2015-057D
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWX4DFCTBNEK87EKHC4
- Canonical slug
- jilin-1-40961
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.