Latitude
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LKW-3
NORAD 43146 · COSPAR 2018-006A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #48746 @ 452 x 455 km x 97.6737 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-17 07:24 UTC · 9.9 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
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Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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LKW-3
1 43146U 18006A 26290.30852610 .00005207 00000-0 14446-3 0 09993
2 43146 97.6737 95.9646 0002040 207.5582 152.5554 15.37395861487467
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 43146U 18006A 26290.30852610 .00005207 00000-0 14446-3 0 09993
2 43146 97.6737 95.9646 0002040 207.5582 152.5554 15.37395861487467
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
January 13th 2018
Spacecraft age
8 years, 9 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
People's Liberation Army (C41)
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Launch vehicle
Long March 2D
Contractor
China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)
Launch mass
â
Power
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.6737°
Period
93.66 min
Perigee
452 km
Apogee
455 km
Eccentricity
0.000204
RAAN
95.9646°
Arg of Perigee
207.5582°
Mean Motion
15.37395861 rev/d