Satellite · NORAD 46459 · COSPAR 2020-065F
JILIN-1 GAOFEN 3G
- Operator Chang Guang Satellite Technology
- Constellation Jilin-1
- Country China
Altitude now
269.3km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.75km/s
Inclination
97.21°
Period
89.9 min
89.9 min
Perigee
268km
Apogee
272km
orbit freshOrbit updated 14 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 11:26 UTC (8.2 h old)· Metadata updated 13 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
- 8.020° N
- Longitude
- 148.607° W
- Altitude
- 269.3 km
- Velocity
- 7.748 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 11:26 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
- 15 Sept 2020
- COSPAR launch id
- 2020-065
Objects from the same launch · 9
- JILIN-1 GAOFEN 3B46454PayloadDecayed
- JILIN-1 GAOFEN 3C46455PayloadDecayed
- JILIN-1 GAOFEN 3D46456PayloadDecayed
- JILIN-1 GAOFEN 3E46457PayloadActive
- JILIN-1 GAOFEN 3F46458PayloadActive
- JILIN-1 GAOFEN 3H46460PayloadActive
- JILIN-1 GAOFEN 3I46461PayloadDecayed
- JILIN-1 GAOFEN 3J46462PayloadDecayed
- CZ-11 R/B46463Rocket bodyDecayed
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 13 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 13 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 18:53 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
- 46459
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2020-065F
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SX2MW147E7D5J081A7R
- Canonical slug
- jilin-1-gaofen-3g-46459
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.