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SJ-11-05
Chinese Military Satellite (Assessed, Civilian Cover Name) · CASC / PLA
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Shijian-11-05 (SJ-11-05), part of a Shijian-11 sub-series that Western analysts have assessed with unusual confidence as military reconnaissance or early-warning related, despite China's standard 'technology experiment' cover designation.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 420–427 mi (675–688 km)
- Inclination
- 98.3°
- One orbit
- 98.2 minutes14.7 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 39202
- Int’l designator
- 2013-035A
- Launched
- 2013
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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