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JILIN-1 08

NORAD 43160· COSPAR 2018-008F· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO
Launch
Launched on Jan 19, 2018 from Launch Area 95A, China aboard a Long March 11.
Long March 11 | Jilin-1-07 (Deqing-1), Jilin-1-08 →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 22:57 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Jan 19, 2018
Mass
—
Apogee
468 km
Perigee
461 km
Inclination
97.18°
Period
1.56 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for JILIN-1 08 across 59 days of archived orbital elements (60 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Decaying
Change
-2.0 km
Rate
-0.03 km/day
Now
461 × 468 km
466471460Aug 26Oct 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.

Launched with

One other catalogued object still in orbit from launch 2018-008 (Long March 11 | Jilin-1-07 (Deqing-1), Jilin-1-08).

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