SHIJIAN-20 (SJ-20)
Launch
Launched on Dec 27, 2019 from 101, China aboard a Long March 5.
Long March 5 | Shijian 20 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 05:44 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
China Academy of Space Technology
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Dec 27, 2019
Mass
8 kg
Apogee
35,806 km
Perigee
35,784 km
Inclination
5.13°
Period
23.94 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for SHIJIAN-20 (SJ-20) across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
+0.1 km
Rate
+0.00 km/day
Now
35784 × 35806 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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