TJS-21

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite TJS-21 at a glance.

Uptime

23

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 2.0

Per day

Orbit

OTHER

Other

Inclination

63.3

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for TJS-21.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: TJS-21

International designator: 2025-269A

Object number (NORAD): 66586

Object ID (CCSDS): 66586

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

Orbital parameters

Period: 717.963 minutes

Inclination: 63.269 deg

SMA: 26560.01 km

Apoapsis: 38257.997 km

Periapsis: 2105.754 km

RAAN: 162.5612 deg

Eccentricy: 0.6805766

Argument of periapsis: 269.7806 deg

Mean anomaly: 18.6565 deg

Mean motion: 2.00567425 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001083 rev/day2

B* drag term: -0.044965385 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 11, 2025, 10:54 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 10, 2025, 5:31 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 TJS-21

TLE line 1: 1 66586U 25269A 25344.73011788 .00001083 00000-0 -44965-1 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 66586 63.2690 162.5612 6805766 269.7806 18.6565 2.00567425 392

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite TJS-21.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

Chinese classified satellite claimed to be for communication technology test purposes. Actual mission not known.

TJS-21 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 3B/E | TJSW-21’, on board a Long March 3B/E space rocket.

The launch took place on Nov. 21, 2025, 10:55 a.m. from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2).

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Launch to space Long March 3B/E | TJSW-21
Long March 3B/E | TJSW-21

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Nov. 21, 2025, 10:55 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Long March 3B/E

Launch pad: Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

Location: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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Latest news about this satellite

News about space launch
China launches TJS-21 towards Molniya orbit, lofts trio of Shijian-30 spacecraft

China conducted a pair of launches last week, adding new spacecraft to its opaque TJS and Shijian satellite series. The post China launches TJS-21 towards Molniya orbit, lofts trio of Shijian-30 spacecraft appeared first on SpaceNews.

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