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SHIJIAN-23 (SJ-23)

NORAD 55131· COSPAR 2023-002A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on Jan 8, 2023 from 201, China aboard a Long March 7A.
Long March 7A | Shijian 23
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-07 12:50 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
Launched
Jan 8, 2023
Mass
Apogee
35,877 km
Perigee
35,851 km
Inclination
3.92°
Period
23.99 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for SHIJIAN-23 (SJ-23) across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Raising
Change
+18.7 km
Rate
+0.18 km/day
Now
35851 × 35877 km
358533587735828May 28Sep 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.

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