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JILIN-1 GAOFEN 03D43

NORAD 53448· COSPAR 2022-098E· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO
Launch
Launched on Aug 10, 2022 from Launch Complex 16, China aboard a Long March 6.
Long March 6 | Jilin-1 High Resolution 03D-09, 35 to 43 & Infrared A01 to 06
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:45 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
Launched
Aug 10, 2022
Mass
Apogee
314 km
Perigee
312 km
Inclination
97.57°
Period
1.51 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for JILIN-1 GAOFEN 03D43 across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Decaying
Change
-12.6 km
Rate
-0.91 km/day
Now
312 × 314 km
320327312Aug 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

5 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2022-098 (Long March 6 | Jilin-1 High Resolution 03D-09, 35 to 43 & Infrared A01 to 06).

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