SHIJIAN 6 04B (SJ-6 04B)

Satellite information

Favourite Embed

Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite SHIJIAN 6 04B (SJ-6 04B) at a glance.

Uptime

5547

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 15.0

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

97.9

Latest

Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for SHIJIAN 6 04B (SJ-6 04B).

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: SHIJIAN 6 04B (SJ-6 04B)

International designator: 2010-051B

Object number (NORAD): 37180

Object ID (CCSDS): 37180

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 96.076 minutes

Inclination: 97.8675 deg

SMA: 6948.676 km

Apoapsis: 577.763 km

Periapsis: 563.318 km

RAAN: 344.8211 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00103945

Argument of periapsis: 214.4261 deg

Mean anomaly: 145.6289 deg

Mean motion: 14.98820783 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001995 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00017038704 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 6:17 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SHIJIAN 6 04B (SJ-6 04B)

TLE line 1: 1 37180U 10051B 25346.26209166 .00001995 00000-0 17039-3 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 37180 97.8675 344.8211 0010394 214.4261 145.6289 14.98820783827678

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite SHIJIAN 6 04B (SJ-6 04B).

In-orbit conjunctions

There are no conjunctions computed for SHIJIAN 6 04B (SJ-6 04B), at the moment. Check back to stay up to date, as we update our databases every day.

Go to all conjunctions

Associated space launch

SHIJIAN 6 04B (SJ-6 04B) 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.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Long March 4B | Shijian 6G & Shijian 6H
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

...

Latest news about this satellite

There are no fresh news available about this satellite. Check back as we update our databases every day.


Newsletter sign-up

Weekly statistics, charts and insights to help you stay on top of the space industry.