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TJS-1

Satellite. TJS-1 was launched on September 12, 2015 aboard a Chang Zheng 3B from Xichang. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2015-046ANORAD 40892China

Identity

Name in GCAT
Tongxin Jishu Shiyan 1
Common name
TJS-1
Payload designation
Qianshao-3 01 xing?
Other names
TJS-1
International designator
2015-046A
NORAD catalog number
40892
GCAT identifier
S40892
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/789

Mission

Mission type
Signals intelligence
Use
Defense
Program
TJS Q
Owner
CASC
Country
China
Builder
Chinese Academy of Space Technology, Beijing (CASC 5th Acad)
Platform (bus)
DFH-4?

Launch

Date
September 12, 2015 · 15:42 UTC
Launch record
2015-046Success
Spaceport
Xichang · pad LC2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,777 km
Apogee
35,797 km
Inclination
0.09°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 23, 2023

Size

Mass
4,000 kg
Dry mass
2,500 kg
Length
5.0 m
Diameter
2.50 m
Span
32.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111471555 (CC0).