JILIN-1 06
Launch
Launched on Nov 21, 2017 from Launch Complex 16, China aboard a Long March 6.
Long March 6 | Jilin-1-04, Jilin-1-05 & Jilin-1-06 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 23:01 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Nov 21, 2017
Mass
—
Apogee
470 km
Perigee
460 km
Inclination
97.49°
Period
1.56 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for JILIN-1 06 across 59 days of archived orbital elements (60 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Decaying
Change
-1.8 km
Rate
-0.03 km/day
Now
460 × 470 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 2017-074 (Long March 6 | Jilin-1-04, Jilin-1-05 & Jilin-1-06).
- JILIN-1 04 · 43022
- JILIN-1 05 · 43023
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