SHIJIAN-6

NORAD 37180 · COSPAR 2010-051B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #87677 @ 560 x 577 km x 97.8715 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-04 23:08 UTC Â· 13.1 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Current TLE

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SHIJIAN-6 04B (SJ-6 04B)
1 37180U 10051B 26308.96398264 .00000638 00000-0 56913-4 0 09997
2 37180 97.8715 315.8885 0012077 187.7824 172.3214 14.99515453876771

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

October 6th 2010

Spacecraft age

16 years

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· 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

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

97.8715Â°

Period

96.03 min

Perigee

560 km

Apogee

577 km

Eccentricity

0.0012077

RAAN

315.8885Â°

Arg of Perigee

187.7824Â°

Mean Motion

14.99515453 rev/d