Key statistics
Satellite SHIJIAN 6 02A (SJ-6 02A) at a glance.
Uptime
6893
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.1
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.7
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SHIJIAN 6 02A (SJ-6 02A).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SHIJIAN 6 02A (SJ-6 02A)
International designator: 2006-046A
Object number (NORAD): 29505
Object ID (CCSDS): 29505
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 95.212 minutes
Inclination: 97.6767 deg
SMA: 6906.993 km
Apoapsis: 531.963 km
Periapsis: 525.752 km
RAAN: 283.1599 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00044961
Argument of periapsis: 59.7507 deg
Mean anomaly: 300.4167 deg
Mean motion: 15.12409057 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00008263 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00047939497 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 6, 2025, 2:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 5, 2025, 11:55 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SHIJIAN 6 02A (SJ-6 02A)
TLE line 1: 1 29505U 06046A 25248.99717949 .00008263 00000-0 47939-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 29505 97.6767 283.1599 0004496 59.7507 300.4167 15.12409057 29240
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SHIJIAN 6 02A (SJ-6 02A).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
It was announced that the two satellites had a design life of at least two years, and would be used to probe the space environment, radiation and its effects, record space physical environment parameters, and conduct other related space experiments.
SHIJIAN 6 02A (SJ-6 02A) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4B | Shi Jian 6C & 6D’, on board a Long March 4B space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 23, 2006, 11:34 p.m. from Launch Complex 7.
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Long March 4B | Shi Jian 6C & 6D
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 23, 2006, 11:34 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 4B
Launch pad: Launch Complex 7
Location: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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