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: 1 month ago
TLE from 1 month ago
0 SHIJIAN 6 05B (SJ-6 05B)
1 49962U 21122B 26288.74131524 .00002899 00000-0 17019-3 0 9990
2 49962 97.3949 265.4471 0002031 48.5099 311.6306 15.12490165267967Epoch: 2026-10-15T17:47Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-15T17:47:29.636Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
-25.69871°
Altitude
530.757 km
Speed
7.598 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 41m 47s
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
04:43:09
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
526.986 km
Perigee altitude
524.182 km
Semi-major axis
6,903.721 km
Eccentricity
0.0002
Inclination
97.3949°
RAAN
265.4471°
Arg. of periapsis
48.5099°
True anomaly
311.6132°
Mean anomaly
311.6306°
Eccentric anomaly
311.6219°
Mean motion
3.78371 °/min
Orbital period
95.14 mins
BSTAR
0.00017019
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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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| 6 mins | 2026-11-15 11:02:54.722Z | 26.472° NE | 2026-11-15 11:05:54.722Z | 83.782° E | 44.968° | 2026-11-15 11:08:54.722Z | 167.804° S |
| 4 mins | 2026-11-15 21:45:54.722Z | 96.418° ESE | 2026-11-15 21:46:54.722Z | 75.583° E | 20.818° | 2026-11-15 21:49:54.722Z | 21.57° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2026-11-15 23:19:54.722Z | 230.212° WSW | 2026-11-15 23:20:54.722Z | 252.598° W | 24.484° | 2026-11-15 23:23:54.722Z | 314.766° NW |
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