SHIJIAN 6 05B (SJ-6 05B), 49962
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SHIJIAN 6 05B (SJ-6 05B), 49962 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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
SAST
Mission
Operational Defense Sigint
Bus & Motor
SJ6-5A, Unknown motor
Mass
~350 kg wet, ~350 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 2.0 m
Radar Cross Section
2.315 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago
TLE from 9 hours ago
0 SHIJIAN 6 05B (SJ-6 05B)
1 49962U 21122B 26228.73032741 .00001610 00000-0 96850-4 0 9995
2 49962 97.3848 207.3457 0001951 125.7763 234.3650 15.12211372258896Epoch: 2026-08-16T17:31Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-16T17:31:40.288Z)
Latitude
0.00004°
Longitude
-20.69483°
Altitude
533.323 km
Speed
7.596 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 49m 22s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:02:27
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
527.78 km
Perigee altitude
525.086 km
Semi-major axis
6,904.57 km
Eccentricity
0.0002
Inclination
97.3848°
RAAN
207.3457°
Arg. of periapsis
125.7763°
True anomaly
234.34683°
Mean anomaly
234.365°
Eccentric anomaly
234.35592°
Mean motion
3.78302 °/min
Orbital period
95.16 mins
BSTAR
0.00009685
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Other satellites on launch #122 in the year 2021 (2021-12-10 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.SHIJIAN 6 05B (SJ-6 05B) Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 7 mins | 2026-08-17 11:32:59.486Z | 10.318° NNE | 2026-08-17 11:36:59.486Z | 217.393° SW | 44.01° | 2026-08-17 11:39:59.486Z | 195.551° SSW |
| 5 mins | 2026-08-17 22:15:59.486Z | 127.035° SE | 2026-08-17 22:17:59.486Z | 64.298° ENE | 32.462° | 2026-08-17 22:20:59.486Z | 5.658° NNE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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