Satellite · NORAD 33408 · COSPAR 2008-053A
SHIJIAN-6 03A (SJ-6 03A)
- Operator China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Constellation Shijian
- Country China
Altitude now
527.8km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.60km/s
Inclination
97.84°
Period
94.9 min
94.9 min
Perigee
504km
Apogee
521km
orbit freshOrbit updated 45 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:25 UTC (7.8 h old)· Metadata updated 45 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
- 33.405° S
- Longitude
- 12.398° W
- Altitude
- 527.8 km
- Velocity
- 7.596 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:25 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- SATCAT owner code
- PRC · People's Republic of China
- Country
- China CN
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 25 Oct 2008
- COSPAR launch id
- 2008-053
- Launch site
- Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 11
- CZ-4B DEB33411DebrisDecayed
- CZ-4B DEB33452DebrisDecayed
- CZ-4B DEB33484DebrisDecayed
- CZ-4B DEB35571DebrisInactive
- CZ-4B DEB35572DebrisDecayed
- CZ-4B DEB35573DebrisInactive
- CZ-4B DEB36289DebrisInactive
- CZ-4B DEB36290DebrisInactive
- CZ-4B DEB44593DebrisInactive
- SHIJIAN-6 03B (SJ-6 03B)33409PayloadActive
- CZ-4B R/B33410Rocket 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 43 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 45 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
- 33408
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2008-053A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWVN8HVCRKVKG2Q7P2Y
- Canonical slug
- shijian-6-03a-sj-6-03a-33408
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.