SJ-9B

NORAD 38861 · COSPAR 2012-056B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #75951 @ 581 x 604 km x 97.6147 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-27 22:39 UTC Â· 12.8 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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SJ-9B
1 38861U 12056B 26300.94412244 .00000932 00000-0 97763-4 0 09991
2 38861 97.6147 280.3632 0016353 128.9695 231.2984 14.91720723759516

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

October 14th 2012

Spacecraft age

14 years

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

97.6147Â°

Period

96.53 min

Perigee

581 km

Apogee

604 km

Eccentricity

0.0016353

RAAN

280.3632Â°

Arg of Perigee

128.9695Â°

Mean Motion

14.91720723 rev/d