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SHIJIAN-6
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29506
· COSPAR
2006-046B
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Orbit:
#9131 @ 553 x 571 km x 97.6993 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch
2026-11-01 07:07 UTC
·
20.7 h old
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🛰️ Ground track · next 110 min
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Orbit history
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Current TLE
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SHIJIAN-6 02B (SJ-6 02B)
1 29506U 06046B 26305.29704567 .00001421 00000-0 11409-3 0 09990
2 29506 97.6993 333.3320 0013326 337.0877 22.9752 15.01601118091319
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TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
October 23rd 2006
Spacecraft age
20 years
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)
Purpose
Space Science
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Taiyuan Launch Center
Launch vehicle
Long March 4B
Contractor
Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST)/Dongfanghong Satellite Co.
Launch mass
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Power
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Orbit elements
// from current orbital elements
Inclination
97.6993°
Period
95.9
min
Perigee
553
km
Apogee
571
km
Eccentricity
0.0013326
RAAN
333.332°
Arg of Perigee
337.0877°
Mean Motion
15.01601118
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