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SHIJIAN-16 (SJ-16)

SHIJIAN-16 (SJ-16) is an object launched in 2013 in a low earth orbit, between 578 and 601 km above the Earth. It completes one orbit every 97 minutes, about 14.9 times a day, on a path tilted 75.0° to the equator. That tilt means it can pass over places as far north and south as 75° latitude.

Height

578-601 km

One orbit

97 min

Inclination

75.0°

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

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