SJ-9B

NORAD 38861 · COSPAR 2012-056B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #75667 @ 583 x 603 km x 97.6123 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-08 21:26 UTC Â· 20.6 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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SJ-9B
1 38861U 12056B 26281.89350914 .00001549 00000-0 15923-3 0 09990
2 38861 97.6123 261.9639 0014683 190.7276 169.3632 14.91659244756672

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

97.6123Â°

Period

96.54 min

Perigee

583 km

Apogee

603 km

Eccentricity

0.0014683

RAAN

261.9639Â°

Arg of Perigee

190.7276Â°

Mean Motion

14.91659244 rev/d