SHIJIAN-6 03A (SJ-6 03A)
Launch
Launched on Oct 25, 2008 from Launch Complex 9, China aboard a Long March 4B.
Long March 4B | Shi Jian 6E & 6F →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:13 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Oct 25, 2008
Mass
—
Apogee
525 km
Perigee
508 km
Inclination
97.84°
Period
1.58 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for SHIJIAN-6 03A (SJ-6 03A) across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.3 km
Rate
-0.02 km/day
Now
508 × 525 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 2008-053 (Long March 4B | Shi Jian 6E & 6F).
- SHIJIAN-6 03B (SJ-6 03B) · 33409
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