SJ-12

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite SJ-12 at a glance.

Uptime

5615

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: 95.128 minutes

Inclination: 97.7739 deg

SMA: 6902.921 km

Apoapsis: 529.932 km

Periapsis: 519.64 km

RAAN: 309.167 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00074549

Argument of periapsis: 158.3083 deg

Mean anomaly: 201.8465 deg

Mean motion: 15.13747357 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00007377 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00041268191 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 28, 2025, 7:11 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 28, 2025, 2:55 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SJ-12

TLE line 1: 1 36596U 10027A 25301.62216249 .00007377 00000-0 41268-3 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 36596 97.7739 309.1670 0007455 158.3083 201.8465 15.13747357839793

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite SJ-12.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated 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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Launch to space Long March 2D | Shijian 12
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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