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
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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
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated 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.
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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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