Latitude
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SHIJIAN-6
NORAD 37179 · COSPAR 2010-051A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #87931 @ 494 x 521 km x 97.817 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-11 13:04 UTC · 9.8 h old
Orbit history
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Next visible passes
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SHIJIAN-6 04A (SJ-6 04A)
1 37179U 10051A 26315.54470272 .00010308 00000-0 48633-3 0 09991
2 37179 97.8170 343.8965 0019479 78.0024 282.3391 15.19500266879311
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 37179U 10051A 26315.54470272 .00010308 00000-0 48633-3 0 09991
2 37179 97.8170 343.8965 0019479 78.0024 282.3391 15.19500266879311
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
October 6th 2010
Spacecraft age
16 years, 1 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Taiyuan Launch Center
Launch vehicle
Long March 4B
Contractor
China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)/DFH Satellite Co. Ltd.
Launch mass
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Power
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.817°
Period
94.77 min
Perigee
494 km
Apogee
521 km
Eccentricity
0.0019479
RAAN
343.8965°
Arg of Perigee
78.0024°
Mean Motion
15.19500266 rev/d