▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	SSO
Inclination	97.6357°
Eccentricity	0.0002901
Period	92.1 min
Apogee	378 km
Perigee	374 km
Mean motion	15.63960557 rev/day
RAAN	0.1629°
Arg of perigee	211.8714°
Mean anomaly	148.2369°
B*	4.0993e-4
Rev at epoch	46,308

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 6, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 43236U 18025A 26187.73335727 .00038581 00000-0 40993-3 0 9998

2 43236 97.6357 0.1629 0002901 211.8714 148.2369 15.63960557463082

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "LKW-4",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2018-025A",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T17:36:02.068+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.63960557,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002901,
  "INCLINATION": 97.6357,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 0.1629,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 211.8714,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 148.2369,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 43236,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 46308,
  "BSTAR": 0.00040993,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00038581,
  "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-4
Operator	Strategic Support Troops / GCDX?HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	China
Launch date	Mar 17, 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

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