Geostationary
TJS-15
Military Communications (Assessed) · CNSA / PLA (Assessed)
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One of the newest TJS satellites, reflecting the ongoing prioritization of GEO military communications within China's space program. China's pace of classified GEO launches has raised concerns in the US Space Force and among allied nations about the nature and intentions of the TJS program, prompting increased space domain awareness investment by Western nations to better understand what these satellites are actually doing in orbit.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,241–22,243 mi (35,794–35,796 km)
- Inclination
- 0.5°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 63157
- Int’l designator
- 2025-045A
- Launched
- 2025
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.