Key statistics
Satellite SJ-12 at a glance.
Uptime
5502
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.1
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.8
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SJ-12.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SJ-12
International designator: 2010-027A
Object number (NORAD): 36596
Object ID (CCSDS): 36596
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 95.22 minutes
Inclination: 97.7701 deg
SMA: 6907.363 km
Apoapsis: 534.035 km
Periapsis: 524.421 km
RAAN: 194.3216 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0006959
Argument of periapsis: 185.9802 deg
Mean anomaly: 174.1346 deg
Mean motion: 15.12287324 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00003045 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00017986 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 10:05 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SJ-12
TLE line 1: 1 36596U 10027A 25188.92076587 .00003045 00000-0 17986-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 36596 97.7701 194.3216 0006959 185.9802 174.1346 15.12287324822755
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SJ-12.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
SJ-12 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 2D | Shijian 12’, on board a Long March 2D space rocket.
The launch took place on June 15, 2010, 1:39 a.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 2D | Shijian 12
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 15, 2010, 1:39 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 2D
Launch pad: Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603)
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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