SHIJIAN-16 (SJ-16)
Launch
Launched on Oct 25, 2013 from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), China aboard a Long March 4B.
Long March 4B | Shijian 16 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-09 14:55 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Oct 25, 2013
Mass
—
Apogee
605 km
Perigee
583 km
Inclination
74.97°
Period
1.61 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for SHIJIAN-16 (SJ-16) across 104 days of archived orbital elements (106 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.6 km
Rate
-0.01 km/day
Now
583 × 605 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.
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