Satellite · NORAD 100176 · COSPAR 2026-173C
TJS-27B
- Operator People's Liberation Army (Strategic Support Force)
- Constellation TJS (Tongxin Jishu Shiyan)
- Country China
Altitude now
1,164.1km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.28km/s
Inclination
64.79°
Period
108.4 min
108.4 min
Perigee
1,149km
Apogee
1,157km
orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:35 UTC (6.0 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
- 54.835° N
- Longitude
- 10.750° E
- Altitude
- 1164.1 km
- Velocity
- 7.275 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:35 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
- 30 Jul 2026
- COSPAR launch id
- 2026-173
- Launch site
- Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 3
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 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
- 100176
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2026-173C
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SZWB20FQQV5DFCV496R
- Canonical slug
- tjs-27b-100176
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.