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TJS-2

NORAD 41911· COSPAR 2017-001A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on Jan 5, 2017 from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), China aboard a Long March 3B.
Long March 3B | TJS-2 (TJSW-2) →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 23:25 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Jan 5, 2017
Mass
—
Apogee
35,805 km
Perigee
35,785 km
Inclination
1.16°
Period
23.94 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for TJS-2 across 148 days of archived orbital elements (150 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.1 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
35785 × 35804 km
357953580535785May 28Oct 24
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

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