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JILIN-1 05

Chinese Commercial High-Resolution Imaging · Chang Guang Satellite Technology (CGSTL)

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Part of the early Jilin-1 constellation build-out, launched in 2017 as China's commercial remote sensing capability continued expanding beyond its four-satellite founding mission. Each new Jilin-1 satellite incrementally improved the constellation's global revisit frequency — the core metric that determines how useful a commercial imaging constellation is for time-sensitive applications like disaster response, agricultural monitoring, and change detection.

Its orbit

Orbit
Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
Altitude
287–290 mi (462–467 km)
Inclination
97.5°
One orbit
93.7 minutes15.4 orbits a day
NORAD ID
43023
Int’l designator
2017-074B
Launched
2017

Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.

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