SHIJIAN-6 05A (SJ-6 05A)

NORAD 49961· COSPAR 2021-122A· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO

Launch

Launched on Dec 10, 2021 from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), China aboard a Long March 4B.

Long March 4B | Shijian 6 Group 05 →

Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 12:47 UTC

Orbit class

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

Operator

Chinese Government

Country

China

Manufacturer

—

Launched

Dec 10, 2021

Mass

—

Apogee

574 km

Perigee

569 km

Inclination

97.42°

Period

1.60 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for SHIJIAN-6 05A (SJ-6 05A) across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Stable

Change

-0.2 km

Rate

-0.01 km/day

Now

569 × 574 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

One other catalogued object still in orbit from launch 2021-122 (Long March 4B | Shijian 6 Group 05).

SHIJIAN-6 05B (SJ-6 05B) · 49962

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