Key statistics
Satellite SHIJIAN 6 04A (SJ-6 04A) at a glance.
Uptime
5388
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 SHIJIAN 6 04A (SJ-6 04A).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SHIJIAN 6 04A (SJ-6 04A)
International designator: 2010-051A
Object number (NORAD): 37179
Object ID (CCSDS): 37179
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 95.227 minutes
Inclination: 97.8443 deg
SMA: 6907.711 km
Apoapsis: 543.379 km
Periapsis: 515.773 km
RAAN: 195.2834 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0019982
Argument of periapsis: 335.9809 deg
Mean anomaly: 24.0487 deg
Mean motion: 15.1217312 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00005002 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00029263 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:56 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 9:24 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SHIJIAN 6 04A (SJ-6 04A)
TLE line 1: 1 37179U 10051A 25187.89168943 .00005002 00000-0 29263-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 37179 97.8443 195.2834 0019982 335.9809 24.0487 15.12173120804765
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SHIJIAN 6 04A (SJ-6 04A).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
SHIJIAN 6 04A (SJ-6 04A) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4B | Shijian 6G & Shijian 6H’, on board a Long March 4B space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 6, 2010, 12:49 a.m. from Launch Complex 7.
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Long March 4B | Shijian 6G & Shijian 6H
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 6, 2010, 12:49 a.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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