LKW-3
Launch
Launched on Jan 13, 2018 from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), China aboard a Long March 2D.
Long March 2D | LKW-3 (Land Survey Satellite-3) →Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 22:43 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Jan 13, 2018
Mass
—
Apogee
459 km
Perigee
456 km
Inclination
97.67°
Period
1.56 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for LKW-3 across 59 days of archived orbital elements (60 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Decaying
Change
-3.2 km
Rate
-0.05 km/day
Now
456 × 459 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.
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