JILIN-1 04

NORAD 43022· COSPAR 2017-074A· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO

Launch

Launched on Nov 21, 2017 from Launch Complex 16, China aboard a Long March 6.

Long March 6 | Jilin-1-04, Jilin-1-05 & Jilin-1-06 →

Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:10 UTC

Orbit class

SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)

Operator

Chinese Government

Country

China

Manufacturer

—

Launched

Nov 21, 2017

Mass

—

Apogee

439 km

Perigee

436 km

Inclination

97.49°

Period

1.55 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for JILIN-1 04 across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Stable

Change

-1.0 km

Rate

-0.07 km/day

Now

436 × 439 km

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.

Launched with

2 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2017-074 (Long March 6 | Jilin-1-04, Jilin-1-05 & Jilin-1-06).

JILIN-1 05 · 43023
JILIN-1 06 · 43024

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