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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

49962, 2021-122B

Orbit

SSO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) (CN)

Manufacturer

SAST

Mission

Operational Defense Sigint

Bus & Motor

SJ6-5A, Unknown motor

Mass

~350 kg wet, ~350 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2021-12-10 (4 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, 2.0 m

Radar Cross Section

2.315 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 SHIJIAN 6 05B (SJ-6 05B)
1 49962U 21122B   26106.68866164  .00001445  00000-0  88632-4 0  9993
2 49962  97.3763  89.4214 0000668 135.2675 224.8610 15.11641090240450

Epoch: 2026-04-16T16:31Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-16T16:31:40.365Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-3.3294°

Altitude

534.602 km

Speed

7.595 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 57m 41s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

13:59:26

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

528.632 km

Perigee altitude

527.709 km

Semi-major axis

6,906.308 km

Eccentricity

0.00007

Inclination

97.3763°

RAAN

89.4214°

Arg. of periapsis

135.2675°

True anomaly

224.8556°

Mean anomaly

224.861°

Eccentric anomaly

224.8583°

Mean motion

3.78159 °/min

Orbital period

95.2 mins

BSTAR

0.000088632

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Other satellites on launch #122 in the year 2021 (2021-12-10 UTC)

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

CZ-4B DEB, 49965 (Decayed)

CZ-4B R/B, 49964 (Decayed)

CZ-4B DEB, 49963 (Decayed)

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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.
5 mins	2026-04-17 12:10:09.366Z	341.288° N	2026-04-17 12:12:09.366Z	285.114° WNW	31.527°	2026-04-17 12:15:09.366Z	221.851° SW
6 mins	2026-04-17 22:51:09.366Z	166.496° S	2026-04-17 22:53:09.366Z	162.161° S	44.254°	2026-04-17 22:57:09.366Z	348.473° N

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SHIJIAN 6 05B (SJ-6 05B), 49962

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-16T16:31:40.365Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #122 in the year 2021 (2021-12-10 UTC)

SHIJIAN 6 05B (SJ-6 05B) Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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