Satellite · NORAD 49962 · COSPAR 2021-122B
SHIJIAN-6 05B (SJ-6 05B)
- Operator China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Constellation Shijian
- Country China
Altitude now
533.9km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.60km/s
Inclination
97.39°
Period
95.2 min
95.2 min
Perigee
527km
Apogee
531km
orbit agingOrbit updated 3 d ago · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 17:48 UTC (27.6 h old)· Metadata updated 3 d ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
Loading ground track…
- Latitude
- 42.557° N
- Longitude
- 107.552° E
- Altitude
- 533.9 km
- Velocity
- 7.601 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 17:48 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- SATCAT owner code
- PRC · People's Republic of China
- Country
- China CN
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 10 Dec 2021
- COSPAR launch id
- 2021-122
- Launch site
- Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 4
- CZ-4B DEB49963DebrisDecayed
- CZ-4B DEB49965DebrisDecayed
- SHIJIAN-6 05A (SJ-6 05A)49961PayloadActive
- CZ-4B R/B49964Rocket bodyDecayed
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 2 d ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 3 d 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
- 49962
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2021-122B
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SX7AZFC54PF92GAHP57
- Canonical slug
- shijian-6-05b-sj-6-05b-49962
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.