Satellite · NORAD 28413 · COSPAR 2004-035A
SHIJIAN-6 01A (SJ-6 01A)
- Operator China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Constellation Shijian
- Country China
Altitude now
520.1km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.61km/s
Inclination
97.58°
Period
94.8 min
94.8 min
Perigee
505km
Apogee
513km
orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:15 UTC (8.4 h old)· Metadata updated 8 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
- 73.217° N
- Longitude
- 172.986° E
- Altitude
- 520.1 km
- Velocity
- 7.611 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:15 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- SATCAT owner code
- PRC · People's Republic of China
- Country
- China CN
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 08 Sept 2004
- COSPAR launch id
- 2004-035
- Launch site
- Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 12
- CZ-4B DEB28416DebrisDecayed
- CZ-4B DEB28459DebrisDecayed
- CZ-4B DEB28460DebrisDecayed
- CZ-4B DEB28461DebrisDecayed
- CZ-4B DEB28462DebrisDecayed
- CZ-4B DEB29042DebrisInactive
- CZ-4B DEB29043DebrisInactive
- CZ-4B DEB35268DebrisDecayed
- CZ-4B DEB35269DebrisDecayed
- CZ-4B DEB35270DebrisInactive
- SHIJIAN-6 01B (SJ-6 01B)28414PayloadActive
- CZ-4B R/B28415Rocket bodyInactive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → PRC | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | 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 6 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 8 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
- 28413
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2004-035A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWT01QM2JGQ9QTBM25Z
- Canonical slug
- shijian-6-01a-sj-6-01a-28413
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.