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SHIJIAN 6 05A (SJ-6 05A), 49961

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SHIJIAN 6 05A (SJ-6 05A), 49961 is a payload satellite owned by CASC (CN) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 10 Dec 2021 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4B launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier
49961, 2021-122A
Orbit
SSO
Country
Flag of CNCN / PRC
Related business
Manufacturer
SAST
Mission
Operational Defense Sigint
Bus & Motor
FY-1?, Unknown motor
Mass
~1,000 kg wet, ~1,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2021-12-10 (5 years ago)
Launch vehicle
CHANG ZHENG 4B
Launch site
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 4.3 m
Radar Cross Section
5.659 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago
0 SHIJIAN 6 05A (SJ-6 05A)
1 49961U 21122A   26171.46244338  .00002184  00000-0  18245-3 0  9996
2 49961  97.4094 139.8548 0003769  94.8865 265.2789 14.99493604249246
Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:05Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:05:55.108Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
64.69847°
Altitude
571.739 km
Speed
7.575 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 19m 25s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:52:18
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
568.07 km
Perigee altitude
562.836 km
Semi-major axis
6,943.59 km
Eccentricity
0.00038
Inclination
97.4094°
RAAN
139.8548°
Arg. of periapsis
94.8865°
True anomaly
265.23586°
Mean anomaly
265.2789°
Eccentric anomaly
265.25738°
Mean motion
3.75117 °/min
Orbital period
95.97 mins
BSTAR
0.00018245
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