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SHIJIAN-6 01A (SJ-6 01A)

NORAD 28413 · Payload · In orbit since 2004

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Launched
2004-09-08 · Taiyuan, China
Country / operator
PRC (China)
Object type
Payload
Purpose
Signals intelligence
Mass
1,000 kg
Size
1.4 × 1.4 m · 8.6 m deployed
Orbit class
LEO (< 2,000 km)
Perigee × Apogee
506 × 515 km
Inclination
97.6°
Period
94.7 min
Eccentricity
0.0007
Orbit data
Live orbit: current tracking elements

Mass, size and purpose from GCAT (J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0).

Same launch

Other objects cataloged from the same launch day and site: co-passengers and the rocket body.