CZ-4B R/B
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 2026-10-24 01:10 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
CASC
Launched
Sep 8, 2004
Mass
—
Apogee
492 km
Perigee
454 km
Inclination
97.33°
Period
1.57 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for CZ-4B R/B across 149 days of archived orbital elements (151 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Decaying
Change
-5.9 km
Rate
-0.04 km/day
Now
454 × 492 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 01A (SJ-6 01A) · 28413
- SHIJIAN-6 01B (SJ-6 01B) · 28414
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