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SHIJIAN-6
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33408
· COSPAR
2008-053A
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Orbit:
#98483 @ 504 x 518 km x 97.8271 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch
2026-11-08 08:47 UTC
·
10.2 h old
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🛰️ Ground track · next 110 min
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Heading
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Orbit history
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Current TLE
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SHIJIAN-6 03A (SJ-6 03A)
1 33408U 08053A 26312.36651441 .00009857 00000-0 48314-3 0 09990
2 33408 97.8271 350.7098 0009619 229.6355 130.4039 15.18314780984833
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TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
October 25th 2008
Spacecraft age
18 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
97.8271°
Period
94.84
min
Perigee
504
km
Apogee
518
km
Eccentricity
0.0009619
RAAN
350.7098°
Arg of Perigee
229.6355°
Mean Motion
15.1831478
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