Key statistics
Satellite SJ-26 at a glance.
Uptime
198
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.5
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SJ-26.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SJ-26
International designator: 2025-115A
Object number (NORAD): 64199
Object ID (CCSDS): 64199
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 94.461 minutes
Inclination: 97.4742 deg
SMA: 6870.595 km
Apoapsis: 498.409 km
Periapsis: 486.511 km
RAAN: 60.8832 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00086588
Argument of periapsis: 291.8277 deg
Mean anomaly: 68.2038 deg
Mean motion: 15.24443295 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00011265 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0004612157 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, 5:25 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SJ-26
TLE line 1: 1 64199U 25115A 25346.22613468 .00011265 00000-0 46122-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 64199 97.4742 60.8832 0008659 291.8277 68.2038 15.24443295 29989
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SJ-26.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Chinese experimental satellite claimed to be for "Earth observation & environmental management" purposes, details not known.
SJ-26 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4B | Shijian 26’, on board a Long March 4B space rocket.
The launch took place on May 29, 2025, 4:12 a.m. from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 4B | Shijian 26
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 29, 2025, 4:12 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 4B
Launch pad: Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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Latest news about this satellite
China launches classified Shijan-26 satellite with Long March 4B rocket
China carried out its ninth launch of the month early Thursday, sending the secretive Shijian-26 spacecraft into orbit. The post China launches classified Shijan-26 satellite with Long March 4B rocket appeared first on SpaceNews.
Launch Roundup: Chinese asteroid mission, Electron, and Falcon 9 set to launch
This week, China will launch a near-Earth asteroid sample return mission amongst several other missions.… The post Launch Roundup: Chinese asteroid mission, Electron, and Falcon 9 set to launch appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
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