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SHIJIAN-6
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33409
· COSPAR
2008-053B
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Orbit:
#98520 @ 540 x 565 km x 97.8483 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch
2026-11-13 13:08 UTC
·
10.4 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 03B (SJ-6 03B)
1 33409U 08053B 26317.54764360 .00002361 00000-0 17216-3 0 09991
2 33409 97.8483 339.8889 0018052 256.6117 103.3096 15.04632187985205
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TLE data & history
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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
97.8483°
Period
95.7
min
Perigee
540
km
Apogee
565
km
Eccentricity
0.0018052
RAAN
339.8889°
Arg of Perigee
256.6117°
Mean Motion
15.04632187
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