SHIJIAN-6

NORAD 29505 · COSPAR 2006-046A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #9048 @ 508 x 515 km x 97.623 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-15 07:07 UTC Â· 16 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Current TLE

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SHIJIAN-6 02A (SJ-6 02A)
1 29505U 06046A 26288.29709029 .00003337 00000-0 16719-3 0 09994
2 29505 97.6230 330.2826 0004675 88.2092 271.9677 15.18074624090483

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

October 23rd 2006

Spacecraft age

19 years, 11 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)

Purpose

Space Science

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Taiyuan Launch Center

Launch vehicle

Long March 4B

Contractor

China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)/DFH Satellite Co. Ltd.

Launch mass

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

97.623Â°

Period

94.86 min

Perigee

508 km

Apogee

515 km

Eccentricity

0.0004675

RAAN

330.2826Â°

Arg of Perigee

88.2092Â°

Mean Motion

15.18074624 rev/d