LowEarth

SHUNTIAN

NORAD 44886· COSPAR 2019-093H· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO
Launch
Launched on Dec 20, 2019 from Launch Complex 9, China aboard a Long March 4B.
Long March 4B | CBERS-4A
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:03 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
Launched
Dec 20, 2019
Mass
Apogee
594 km
Perigee
576 km
Inclination
97.80°
Period
1.60 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for SHUNTIAN 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
576 × 594 km
585594576Aug 26Sep 9
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

7 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2019-093 (Long March 4B | CBERS-4A).

Sources & further reading

Embed this satellite on your site

Free for editorial use. Attribution back to LowEarth is required.

<iframe src="https://lowearth.app/embed/44886" width="640" height="400" frameborder="0" allow="fullscreen"></iframe>