SJ-7
Launch
Launched on Jul 5, 2005 from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), China aboard a Long March 2D.
Long March 2D | Shi Jian 7 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 13:57 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Jul 5, 2005
Mass
—
Apogee
514 km
Perigee
491 km
Inclination
97.72°
Period
1.58 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for SJ-7 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
491 × 514 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
One other catalogued object still in orbit from launch 2005-024 (Long March 2D | Shi Jian 7).
- CZ-2D R/B · 28738
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