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JILIN-1, NORAD 40961 orbital data · OrbitalWiki

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Index/Operators/Chang Guang Satellite Technology Ltd/40961

SSOOperationalPayload

JILIN-1

NORAD 40961COSPAR 2015-057DEpoch Sep 14, 2026

JILIN-1 is a payload in SSO orbit, operated by Chang Guang Satellite Technology Ltd, launched 2015.

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Operator

Chang Guang Satellite Technology LtdProbable

via GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog

Country

ChinaProbable

via GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog

Launch date

2015-10-07Probable

via GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog

Object class

PAYLOADProbable

via GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog

Operational status

OPERATIONALProbable

via CelesTrak SATCAT

Launch mass (kg)

420Probable

via GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog

Orbital regime

LEO/SProbable

via GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog

Launch site

Not availableUnknown

source unknown

Launch vehicle

Not availableUnknown

source unknown

Constellation membership

Not available in the current data

· Alternate names

Data quality

Quality90 / 100

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[2]GCAT / J. McDowell (opens in new tab)launch catalog
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Where this record sits

All Chang Guang Satellite Technology Ltd satellites
China satellites and space activity
The Jilin-1 constellation
Everything in SSO

It went up on launch 2015-057, alongside everything else on that flight

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//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Sep 14, 2026.

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