SJ-9A

NORAD 38860 · COSPAR 2012-056A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #71666 @ 595 x 628 km x 97.6874 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-10 04:58 UTC Â· 22.1 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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SJ-9A
1 38860U 12056A 26283.20700007 .00000958 00000-0 11611-3 0 09991
2 38860 97.6874 251.1065 0024108 237.1592 122.7303 14.85681582716664

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

October 14th 2012

Spacecraft age

13 years, 11 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology

Purpose

Technology Development

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Taiyuan Launch Center

Launch vehicle

Long March 2C

Contractor

Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST)/Dongfanghong Satellite Co.

Launch mass

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

97.6874Â°

Period

96.93 min

Perigee

595 km

Apogee

628 km

Eccentricity

0.0024108

RAAN

251.1065Â°

Arg of Perigee

237.1592Â°

Mean Motion

14.85681582 rev/d