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SHIJIAN-6 04B (SJ-6 04B)
Chinese Space Environment Research Satellite (Pair) · Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Companion satellite to Shijian-6 04A, completing the fourth Shijian-6 generation pair. Together the two spacecraft continue mapping how single-event upsets — radiation-induced electronic glitches — vary across different orbital positions and altitudes, directly informing component selection for later-generation Chinese satellites operating in harsher radiation environments.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 351–361 mi (564–581 km)
- Inclination
- 97.9°
- One orbit
- 96.0 minutes15.0 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 37180
- Int’l designator
- 2010-051B
- Launched
- 2010
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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