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TJS-3

NORAD 43874· COSPAR 2018-110A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on Dec 24, 2018 from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), China aboard a Long March 3C.
Long March 3C | TJS-3 (TJSW-3) →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 18:55 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Dec 24, 2018
Mass
—
Apogee
35,805 km
Perigee
35,787 km
Inclination
2.87°
Period
23.94 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for TJS-3 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
35787 × 35805 km
357813583735725May 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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