SHIJIAN-6 01A (SJ-6 01A)
Launch
Launched on Sep 8, 2004 from Launch Complex 7, China aboard a Long March 4B.
Long March 4B | Shi Jian 6A & 6B →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:07 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Sep 8, 2004
Mass
—
Apogee
517 km
Perigee
509 km
Inclination
97.58°
Period
1.58 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for SHIJIAN-6 01A (SJ-6 01A) across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.5 km
Rate
-0.04 km/day
Now
509 × 517 km
Apogee Perigee
Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.
Launched with
2 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2004-035 (Long March 4B | Shi Jian 6A & 6B).
- SHIJIAN-6 01B (SJ-6 01B) · 28414
- CZ-4B R/B · 28415
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