SHIJIAN-16

NORAD 39358 · COSPAR 2013-057A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #70466 @ 578 x 601 km x 74.9704 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-17 22:57 UTC Â· 16.3 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Altitude —

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Current TLE

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SHIJIAN-16 (SJ-16)
1 39358U 13057A 26290.95627985 .00000315 00000-0 33240-4 0 09999
2 39358 74.9704 124.1231 0016609 290.4560 69.4845 14.92830346704662

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

October 25th 2013

Spacecraft age

12 years, 11 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)

Purpose

Technology Development

Orbit class

LEO Â· Polar

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

Launch vehicle

Long March 4B

Contractor

China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)

Launch mass

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

74.9704Â°

Period

96.46 min

Perigee

578 km

Apogee

601 km

Eccentricity

0.0016609

RAAN

124.1231Â°

Arg of Perigee

290.456Â°

Mean Motion

14.92830346 rev/d