TJS-22

Satellite information

Favourite Embed

Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite TJS-22 at a glance.

Uptime

30

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 1.0

Per day

Orbit

GEO

Geostationary Orbit

Inclination

1.9

Latest

Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for TJS-22.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: TJS-22

International designator: 2025-290A

Object number (NORAD): 66990

Object ID (CCSDS): 66990

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

Orbital parameters

Period: 1436.097 minutes

Inclination: 1.9248 deg

SMA: 42164.726 km

Apoapsis: 35800.589 km

Periapsis: 35772.592 km

RAAN: 285.0648 deg

Eccentricy: 0.000332

Argument of periapsis: 348.1228 deg

Mean anomaly: 12.4592 deg

Mean motion: 1.00271808 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000004 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Jan. 7, 2026, 10:26 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Jan. 7, 2026, 7:29 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 TJS-22

TLE line 1: 1 66990U 25290A 26007.31198988 -.00000004 00000-0 00000+0 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 66990 1.9248 285.0648 0003320 348.1228 12.4592 1.00271808 410

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite TJS-22.

In-orbit conjunctions

There are no conjunctions computed for TJS-22, at the moment. Check back to stay up to date, as we update our databases every day.

Go to all conjunctions

Associated space launch

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

TJS-22 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 3B/E | TJSW-22’, on board a Long March 3B/E space rocket.

The launch took place on Dec. 9, 2025, 3:08 p.m. from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1).

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Long March 3B/E | TJSW-22
Long March 3B/E | TJSW-22

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Dec. 9, 2025, 3:08 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Long March 3B/E

Launch pad: Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)

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

...

Latest news about this satellite

News about space launch
Triple Long March launches mark record day for Chinese space program

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 11, 2025 China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC) has achieved three orbital launches with Long March rockets in a single day, setting a new mark for the country's spaceflight cadence. The first mission lifted off...

News about space launch
China launches new TJS satellite, commercial Kinetica-1 lofts 9 spacecraft

China continued a surge in launch activity with a pair of missions Tuesday, adding to an opaque satellite series and launching new remote sensing satellites. The post China launches new TJS satellite, commercial Kinetica-1 lofts 9 spacecraft appeared fir...

News about space launch
Launch Roundup: China, Russia, Rocket Lab, ULA join SpaceX in flying this week

The upcoming launch week, starting on Monday, Dec. 8, is a very busy one as… The post Launch Roundup: China, Russia, Rocket Lab, ULA join SpaceX in flying this week appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.


Newsletter sign-up

Weekly statistics, charts and insights to help you stay on top of the space industry.