Payload
SHIJIAN-6 05A (SJ-6 05A)
OperationalPayloadLEO
SHIJIAN-6 05A (SJ-6 05A) is a China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) payload satellite, launched on December 10, 2021 into LEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- December 10, 2021 at 12:11 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Jiuquan, China
- Launched by
- Long March 4B →
- Operator
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Mission
- Shijian 6 Group 05
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 571 km
- Periapsis
- 566 km
- Inclination
- 97.41°
- Orbital period
- 96.03 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)
- Manufacturer
- China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)/DFH Satellite Co. Ltd.
- Users
- Government
- Launch mass
- 1,000 kg
- Detailed purpose
- Electronic Intelligence
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2021-122A
- NORAD catalog №
- 49961
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
China- Status
- Operational
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