SHIJIAN-6 04B (SJ-6 04B)
Launch
Launched on Oct 6, 2010 from Launch Complex 7, China aboard a Long March 4B.
Long March 4B | Shijian 6G & Shijian 6H →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 13:48 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Oct 6, 2010
Mass
—
Apogee
582 km
Perigee
564 km
Inclination
97.88°
Period
1.60 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for SHIJIAN-6 04B (SJ-6 04B) across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.1 km
Rate
-0.01 km/day
Now
564 × 582 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 2010-051 (Long March 4B | Shijian 6G & Shijian 6H).
- SHIJIAN-6 04A (SJ-6 04A) · 37179
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