Geostationary
TJS-2
Military Communications (Assessed) · CNSA / PLA (Assessed)
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The second TJS satellite, continuing China's military GEO communications expansion under the experimental designation. TJS-2's position in geostationary orbit provides it with continuous coverage of a fixed geographic region — consistent with military communications support for Chinese forces, intelligence collection, or data relay functions. The rapid pace of TJS launches suggests an urgent military operational requirement.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,237–22,246 mi (35,787–35,802 km)
- Inclination
- 1.1°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 41911
- Int’l designator
- 2017-001A
- Launched
- 2017
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.