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JILIN-1 09

NORAD 43943· COSPAR 2019-005B· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO
Launch
Launched on Jan 21, 2019 from Launch Area 95A, China aboard a Long March 11.
Long March 11 | Jilin-1 Hyperspectral 01, 02, Xiaoxiang-1-03, Lingque-1A
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:36 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
Launched
Jan 21, 2019
Mass
Apogee
509 km
Perigee
504 km
Inclination
97.47°
Period
1.58 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for JILIN-1 09 across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.3 km
Rate
-0.02 km/day
Now
504 × 509 km
507509504Aug 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

One other catalogued object still in orbit from launch 2019-005 (Long March 11 | Jilin-1 Hyperspectral 01, 02, Xiaoxiang-1-03, Lingque-1A).

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