Key statistics
Satellite SHIJIAN 6 03A (SJ-6 03A) at a glance.
Uptime
6207
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.1
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.9
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SHIJIAN 6 03A (SJ-6 03A).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SHIJIAN 6 03A (SJ-6 03A)
International designator: 2008-053A
Object number (NORAD): 33408
Object ID (CCSDS): 33408
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 95.126 minutes
Inclination: 97.8674 deg
SMA: 6902.824 km
Apoapsis: 534.329 km
Periapsis: 515.05 km
RAAN: 315.0868 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0013965
Argument of periapsis: 108.5383 deg
Mean anomaly: 251.7366 deg
Mean motion: 15.13779196 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00009682 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00053898 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 21, 2025, 11:56 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 21, 2025, 8:26 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SHIJIAN 6 03A (SJ-6 03A)
TLE line 1: 1 33408U 08053A 25294.85205977 .00009682 00000-0 53898-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 33408 97.8674 315.0868 0013965 108.5383 251.7366 15.13779196926864
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SHIJIAN 6 03A (SJ-6 03A).
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 03A (SJ-6 03A) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4B | Shi Jian 6E & 6F’, on board a Long March 4B space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 25, 2008, 1:15 a.m. from Launch Complex 9.
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Long March 4B | Shi Jian 6E & 6F
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 25, 2008, 1:15 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 4B
Launch pad: Launch Complex 9
Location: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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