Satellite · NORAD 55131 · COSPAR 2023-002A
SHIJIAN-23 (SJ-23)
- Operator China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Constellation Shijian
- Country China
Altitude now
35,854.4km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
3.07km/s
Inclination
3.93°
Period
24.0 h
1,439.6 min
Perigee
35,843km
Apogee
35,869km
orbit agingOrbit updated 26 h ago · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 17:05 UTC (28.0 h old)· Metadata updated 26 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.
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- Latitude
- 2.945° S
- Longitude
- 81.828° E
- Altitude
- 35854.4 km
- Velocity
- 3.072 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 17:05 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- SATCAT owner code
- PRC · People's Republic of China
- Country
- China CN
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 08 Jan 2023
- COSPAR launch id
- 2023-002
- Launch site
- Wenchang Space Launch Site, Hainan
Objects from the same launch · 2
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → PRC | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → GEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 23 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 26 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 20:57 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
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
- 55131
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2023-002A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SXGW0RPENG5Z1PZBTJH
- Canonical slug
- shijian-23-sj-23-55131
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.