Key statistics
Satellite SJ-30A at a glance.
Uptime
23
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.2
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
51.8
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SJ-30A.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SJ-30A
International designator: 2025-266A
Object number (NORAD): 66545
Object ID (CCSDS): 66545
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
Orbital parameters
Period: 95.01 minutes
Inclination: 51.7983 deg
SMA: 6897.214 km
Apoapsis: 527.889 km
Periapsis: 510.268 km
RAAN: 336.4885 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00127738
Argument of periapsis: 353.748 deg
Mean anomaly: 6.3335 deg
Mean motion: 15.15626643 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00016061 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00084722558 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 3:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 11:10 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SJ-30A
TLE line 1: 1 66545U 25266A 25345.96564246 .00016061 00000-0 84723-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 66545 51.7983 336.4885 0012774 353.7480 6.3335 15.15626643 3461
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SJ-30A.
In-orbit conjunctions
There are no conjunctions computed for SJ-30A, at the moment. Check back to stay up to date, as we update our databases every day.
Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
3 Chinese satellites described as for “Space Environment Measurements” purposes. Actual usage not known.
SJ-30A was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 2C | Shijian 30 A-C’, on board a Long March 2 space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 19, 2025, 4:01 a.m. from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 2C | Shijian 30 A-C
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 19, 2025, 4:01 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 2
Launch pad: Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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