Geostationary
TJS-24
Military Communications (Assessed) · CNSA / PLA (Assessed)
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One of the most recently launched TJS satellites, continuing China's relentless expansion of its classified GEO military program. The TJS constellation now spans the geostationary arc with multiple satellites providing overlapping coverage — an architecture that provides redundancy against both technical failures and potential adversary interference. TJS-24 represents the current frontier of China's military GEO presence.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,238–22,245 mi (35,789–35,800 km)
- Inclination
- 0.3°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 69235
- Int’l designator
- 2026-116A
- Launched
- 2026
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.