CZ-2D R/B
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 2026-10-24 01:37 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
CASC
Launched
Jul 5, 2005
Mass
—
Apogee
308 km
Perigee
305 km
Inclination
97.33°
Period
1.51 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for CZ-2D R/B across 149 days of archived orbital elements (151 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Decaying
Change
-64.6 km
Rate
-0.43 km/day
Now
305 × 308 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).
- SJ-7 · 28737
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