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Satellite · NORAD 68696 · COSPAR 2026-080F

JILIN GAOFEN OBJECT F

ActivePayloadLEOEarth observation derived

Altitude now

570.8km

SGP4 propagation

Velocity

7.57km/s

Inclination

97.66°

Period

95.4 min

95.4 min

Perigee

529km

Apogee

550km

orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 15:44 UTC (4.3 h old)· Metadata updated 8 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
70.424° S
Longitude
163.273° W
Altitude
570.8 km
Velocity
7.572 km/s
  • past 45 min
  • next 90 min
  • first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 15:44 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 GAOFEN OBJECT FCelestrak

Ownership

Operator & country

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

Launch

Launch

Launch page
Launch date
14 Apr 2026
COSPAR launch id
2026-080

Objects from the same launch · 7

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 8 h ago

  • CelesTrak SATCATcommunity

    Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.

    last sync 8 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
68696
COSPAR / international designator
2026-080F
SatelliteIndex id
sat_01M28X2SZNPMZ9JD2AF4XEVCD2
Canonical slug
jilin-gaofen-object-f-68696

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.