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SHIJIAN-6 03A (SJ-6 03A)
Chinese Space Environment Research Satellite (Pair) · Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Lead satellite of the Shijian-6 03 pair, launched in 2008 to continue China's decade-plus program studying the space radiation environment. Data from Shijian-6 satellites informs the radiation-hardening requirements for later Chinese satellites, including operational reconnaissance and communications spacecraft that must survive years of continuous exposure to charged particle bombardment.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 316–326 mi (508–524 km)
- Inclination
- 97.8°
- One orbit
- 94.8 minutes15.2 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 33408
- Int’l designator
- 2008-053A
- Launched
- 2008
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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