Spacecraft information: SJ-9A

Launch Details
Launched 13 October 2012
Flight ended –
Status Operational
Category Active satellites
Launch site Taiyuan Space Center, PRC
Owner People's Republic of China
NORAD ID 38860
COSPAR ID 2012-056A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 97.668°
Eccentricity 0.00270
RA ascending node 6.217 hr
Argument perigee 59.394°
Mean anomaly 300.993°
Orbital period 96.946 min
Epoch of osculation 29 Apr 2026, 12:41

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 600.7 km
Mean Altitude 619.6 km
Peak Altitude 638.5 km

Launched alongside

SJ-9B CZ-2C R/B CZ-2C DEB CZ-2C DEB CZ-2C DEB CZ-2C DEB CZ-2C DEB

Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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