CZ-4B R/B
Launch
Launched on Oct 23, 2006 from Launch Complex 7, China aboard a Long March 4B.
Long March 4B | Shi Jian 6C & 6D →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 16:49 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
CASC
Launched
Oct 23, 2006
Mass
—
Apogee
537 km
Perigee
493 km
Inclination
97.54°
Period
1.58 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for CZ-4B R/B across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Decaying
Change
-2.3 km
Rate
-0.02 km/day
Now
493 × 537 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 2006-046 (Long March 4B | Shi Jian 6C & 6D).
- SHIJIAN-6 02A (SJ-6 02A) · 29505
- SHIJIAN-6 02B (SJ-6 02B) · 29506
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