Satellite · NORAD 43874 · COSPAR 2018-110A
TJS-3
- Operator People's Liberation Army (Strategic Support Force)
- Constellation TJS (Tongxin Jishu Shiyan)
- Country China
Altitude now
35,737.6km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
3.08km/s
Inclination
2.76°
Period
23.9 h
1,433.5 min
Perigee
35,719km
Apogee
35,753km
orbit agingOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 16:14 UTC (29.3 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
- 1.755° N
- Longitude
- 165.559° E
- Altitude
- 35737.6 km
- Velocity
- 3.076 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 16:14 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
- 24 Dec 2018
- COSPAR launch id
- 2018-110
- Launch site
- Xichang Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 2
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → PRC | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → GEO | 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 6 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 20:57 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
- 43874
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2018-110A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SX0V594GM8XW5ZB1SC2
- Canonical slug
- tjs-3-43874
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.