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TJS-5

NORAD 44978· COSPAR 2020-002A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on Jan 7, 2020 from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), China aboard a Long March 3B.
Long March 3B | TJS-5 (TJSW-5)
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 13:02 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
Launched
Jan 7, 2020
Mass
Apogee
35,826 km
Perigee
35,764 km
Inclination
0.20°
Period
23.94 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for TJS-5 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.7 km
Rate
-0.01 km/day
Now
35764 × 35826 km
357953583235758May 28Sep 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.

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