● ORBIT ING-NOW

JILIN-1

NORAD 40961 · COSPAR 2015-057D · ACTIVE
Orbit: #59246 @ 624 x 646 km x 97.6597 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-09 06:33 UTC · 10.5 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
Trend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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JILIN-1
1 40961U 15057D 26282.27332824 .00000400 00000-0 61742-4 0 09997
2 40961 97.6597 276.0360 0015440 250.6409 109.3133 14.78297738592461
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
October 7th 2015
Spacecraft age
11 years
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co. Ltd.
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Launch vehicle
Long March 2D
Contractor
Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co. Ltd.
Launch mass
400 kg
Power
—

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
97.6597°
Period
97.41 min
Perigee
624 km
Apogee
646 km
Eccentricity
0.001544
RAAN
276.036°
Arg of Perigee
250.6409°
Mean Motion
14.78297738 rev/d