SHIJIAN-15 (SJ-15)

NORAD 39210· COSPAR 2013-037C· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO

Launch

Launched on Jul 19, 2013 from Launch Complex 9, China aboard a Long March 4C.

Long March 4C | Shijian 15, Shiyan 7 & ChuangXin 3 →

Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:15 UTC

Orbit class

SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)

Operator

Chinese Government

Country

China

Manufacturer

—

Launched

Jul 19, 2013

Mass

—

Apogee

664 km

Perigee

657 km

Inclination

98.11°

Period

1.63 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for SHIJIAN-15 (SJ-15) across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Stable

Change

-0.0 km

Rate

-0.00 km/day

Now

657 × 664 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 2013-037 (Long March 4C | Shijian 15, Shiyan 7 & ChuangXin 3).

SHIYAN-7 (SY-7) · 39208
CHUANGXIN-3 (CX-3) · 39209

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