Satellite · NORAD 68691 · COSPAR 2026-080A
JILIN GAOFEN OBJECT A
- Operator Chang Guang Satellite Technology
- Constellation Jilin-1
- Country China
Altitude now
547.3km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.60km/s
Inclination
97.66°
Period
95.4 min
95.4 min
Perigee
530km
Apogee
550km
orbit freshOrbit updated 10 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:58 UTC (5.1 h old)· Metadata updated 10 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
- 62.811° N
- Longitude
- 23.667° E
- Altitude
- 547.3 km
- Velocity
- 7.596 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:58 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
- 14 Apr 2026
- COSPAR launch id
- 2026-080
- Launch site
- Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 7
- JILIN GAOFEN OBJECT B68692PayloadActive
- JILIN GAOFEN OBJECT C68693PayloadActive
- JILIN GAOFEN OBJECT D68694PayloadActive
- JILIN GAOFEN OBJECT E68695PayloadActive
- JILIN GAOFEN OBJECT F68696PayloadActive
- JILIN GAOFEN OBJECT G68697PayloadActive
- JILIN GAOFEN OBJECT H68698PayloadActive
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 10 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 10 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
- 68691
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2026-080A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SZNPMZ9JD2AF4XEVCCX
- Canonical slug
- jilin-gaofen-object-a-68691
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.