Satellite · NORAD 62188 · COSPAR 2024-227A
TJS-13
- Operator People's Liberation Army (Strategic Support Force)
- Constellation TJS (Tongxin Jishu Shiyan)
- Country China
Altitude now
38,653.9km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
1.64km/s
Inclination
63.83°
Period
12.0 h
717.7 min
Perigee
1,647km
Apogee
38,702km
orbit staleOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 04 Sept 2026 15:42 UTC (172.6 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
- 63.764° N
- Longitude
- 177.480° E
- Altitude
- 38653.9 km
- Velocity
- 1.642 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 04 Sept 2026 15:42 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
- Mission type derived
- Military
- Object type
- Payload
- SATCAT ops status
- Operational [+]
- Radar cross-section
- —
- Constellation membership derived
- TJS (Tongxin Jishu Shiyan) via name_pattern
Ownership
Operator & country
- SATCAT owner code
- PRC · People's Republic of China
- Country
- China CN
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 03 Dec 2024
- COSPAR launch id
- 2024-227
- Launch site
- Xichang Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 1
- CZ-3B R/B62189Rocket bodyDecayed
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → PRC | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → HEO | 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 8 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 8 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
- 62188
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2024-227A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SY6M8AE70WDK8STBPJJ
- Canonical slug
- tjs-13-62188
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Military) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.