▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	SSO
Inclination	97.6636°
Eccentricity	0.0002269
Period	93.8 min
Apogee	461 km
Perigee	458 km
Mean motion	15.35637696 rev/day
RAAN	349.5537°
Arg of perigee	212.6001°
Mean anomaly	147.5102°
B*	1.6681e-4
Rev at epoch	47,178

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 7, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 43146U 18006A 26188.19141553 .00005693 00000-0 16681-3 0 9995

2 43146 97.6636 349.5537 0002269 212.6001 147.5102 15.35637696471782

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "LKW-3",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2018-006A",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T04:35:38.302+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.35637696,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002269,
  "INCLINATION": 97.6636,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 349.5537,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 212.6001,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 147.5102,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 43146,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 47178,
  "BSTAR": 0.00016681,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00005693,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	LKW-3
Operator	Strategic Support Troops / GCDX?HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	China
Launch date	Jan 13, 2018HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	2000HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Mission purpose	—
Object class	PAYLOADHIGH

▸Data quality

Score85 / 100

Claims7

Sources1

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org

▸Actions

GET /api/v1/satellites/43146

//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.