Satellite · NORAD 29506 · COSPAR 2006-046B
SHIJIAN-6 02B (SJ-6 02B)
- Operator China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Constellation Shijian
- Country China
Altitude now
557.1km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.59km/s
Inclination
97.70°
Period
95.9 min
95.9 min
Perigee
551km
Apogee
574km
orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:00 UTC (7.2 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
- 1.826° N
- Longitude
- 154.783° E
- Altitude
- 557.1 km
- Velocity
- 7.588 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:00 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- SATCAT owner code
- PRC · People's Republic of China
- Country
- China CN
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 23 Oct 2006
- COSPAR launch id
- 2006-046
- Launch site
- Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 10
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
- 29506
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2006-046B
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWT01QM2JGQ9QTBM27A
- Canonical slug
- shijian-6-02b-sj-6-02b-29506
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.