JILIN GAOFEN OBJECT A

NORAD 68691· COSPAR 2026-080A· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO

Launch

Launched on Apr 14, 2026 from Launch Area 130, China aboard a Kinetica 1.

Kinetica 1 | 8 x Jilin-1 →

Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 12:10 UTC

Orbit class

SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)

Operator

Chinese Government

Country

China

Manufacturer

—

Launched

Apr 14, 2026

Mass

—

Apogee

554 km

Perigee

534 km

Inclination

97.66°

Period

1.59 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for JILIN GAOFEN OBJECT A across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Stable

Change

+0.2 km

Rate

+0.01 km/day

Now

534 × 554 km

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

7 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2026-080 (Kinetica 1 | 8 x Jilin-1).

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