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SJ-11-03
Chinese Military Satellite (Assessed, Civilian Cover Name) · CASC / PLA
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Shijian-11-03 (SJ-11-03), part of the same assessed-military Shijian-11 sub-series, continuing a pattern of satellites whose 'technology experiment' designation obscures a suspected reconnaissance or early-warning role.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 420–429 mi (676–690 km)
- Inclination
- 97.9°
- One orbit
- 98.3 minutes14.7 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 37730
- Int’l designator
- 2011-030A
- Launched
- 2011
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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