SHIJIAN-6

NORAD 29506 · COSPAR 2006-046B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #8794 @ 552 x 573 km x 97.6966 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-09 20:09 UTC Â· 12.6 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Current TLE

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SHIJIAN-6 02B (SJ-6 02B)
1 29506U 06046B 26282.83981706 .00001210 00000-0 97980-4 0 09991
2 29506 97.6966 311.0659 0014904 49.7272 310.5252 15.01522187087949

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

Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST)/Dongfanghong Satellite Co.

Launch mass

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

97.6966Â°

Period

95.9 min

Perigee

552 km

Apogee

573 km

Eccentricity

0.0014904

RAAN

311.0659Â°

Arg of Perigee

49.7272Â°

Mean Motion

15.01522187 rev/d