SHIJIAN-6

NORAD 33408 · COSPAR 2008-053A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #98172 @ 505 x 518 km x 97.83 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-18 20:51 UTC Â· 9.4 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Current TLE

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SHIJIAN-6 03A (SJ-6 03A)
1 33408U 08053A 26291.86913490 .00002863 00000-0 14371-3 0 09992
2 33408 97.8300 329.5066 0009699 311.7150 48.3253 15.18142718981729

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

October 25th 2008

Spacecraft age

17 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

97.83Â°

Period

94.85 min

Perigee

505 km

Apogee

518 km

Eccentricity

0.0009699

RAAN

329.5066Â°

Arg of Perigee

311.715Â°

Mean Motion

15.18142718 rev/d