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JILIN-1 05

NORAD 43023· COSPAR 2017-074B· 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 14:12 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
Launched
Nov 21, 2017
Mass
Apogee
467 km
Perigee
462 km
Inclination
97.49°
Period
1.56 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for JILIN-1 05 across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.6 km
Rate
-0.04 km/day
Now
462 × 467 km
465469462Aug 26Sep 9
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).

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