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Satellite · NORAD 39210 · COSPAR 2013-037C

SHIJIAN-15 (SJ-15)

ActivePayloadLEOTechnology derived

Altitude now

668.6km

SGP4 propagation

Velocity

7.53km/s

Inclination

98.11°

Period

97.9 min

97.9 min

Perigee

652km

Apogee

660km

orbit freshOrbit updated 27 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:03 UTC (7.0 h old)· Metadata updated 27 h ago

Live position

Ground track & current position

Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.

Ground track of SHIJIAN-15 (SJ-15)SHIJIAN-15 (SJ-15)
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Latitude
66.019° N
Longitude
148.711° E
Altitude
668.6 km
Velocity
7.528 km/s
  • past 45 min
  • next 90 min
  • first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:03 UTC

Mission

Mission & classification

Mission type derived
Technology
Object type
Payload
SATCAT ops status
Operational [+]
Radar cross-section
3.3 m²
Constellation membership derived
Shijian via name_pattern

CelesTrak groups

Aliases

  • SHIJIAN-15 (SJ-15)Celestrak

Ownership

Operator & country

SATCAT owner code
PRC · People's Republic of China
Country
China CN

Launch

Launch

Launch page
Launch date
19 Jul 2013
COSPAR launch id
2013-037

Objects from the same launch · 8

Change log

History

FieldChangeSourceDate
Owner CodePRCCelestrak Satcat11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
Orbit ClassLEOCelestrak11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC

Regulatory

UN registration

UN Register of Objects Launched into Outer Space (UNOOSA) — connector planned, not yet ingested; registration unavailable

Transparency

Sources & provenance

All sources
  • CelesTrakcommunity

    Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).

    last sync 25 h ago

  • CelesTrak SATCATcommunity

    Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.

    last sync 27 h ago

Field provenance

FieldSourceObservedConfidence
Canonical NameCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Decay DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Launch DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Object TypeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Orbital ElementsCelesTrak11 Sept 2026 20:57 UTC100%
Owner CodeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
StatusCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%

Timeline

Events

All events

No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.

Reference

Identifiers

NORAD catalogue number
39210
COSPAR / international designator
2013-037C
SatelliteIndex id
sat_01M28X2SWWDCTX9MYDGY0F69V5
Canonical slug
shijian-15-sj-15-39210

Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Technology) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.