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JILIN 1

📡 Radar viewIn orbit
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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 97 minutes, on an orbit tilted 97.7° from the equator, between 665 and 701 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About JILIN 1

JILIN 1 is a satellite from China, launched on Oct 7, 2015 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China.

It circles Earth every 97 minutes (14.8 times a day), between 623 and 647 km up, on an orbit tilted 97.7° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 82° north and south.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

Jilin-1 GX-A · Chinese commercial Earth observation satellite

Built by
Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics

Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 22 days its lowest point went from 624 km to 623 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
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From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.