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SHIJIAN-6 05A (SJ-6 05A)
Chinese Space Environment Research Satellite (Pair) · Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Lead satellite of the fifth Shijian-6 generation pair, launched in 2021 — over 15 years after the program's first satellites reached orbit. The Shijian-6 series' remarkable longevity as an active research line reflects how fundamental space radiation data remains to Chinese satellite engineering even as the country's broader space program has grown vastly more sophisticated and ambitious.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 354–356 mi (570–573 km)
- Inclination
- 97.4°
- One orbit
- 96.0 minutes15.0 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 49961
- Int’l designator
- 2021-122A
- Launched
- 2021
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 20 Sep 2026.
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