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SHIJIAN-6 02A (SJ-6 02A)

SHIJIAN-6 02A (SJ-6 02A) is an object launched in 2006 in a low earth orbit, between 508 and 515 km above the Earth. It completes one orbit every 95 minutes, about 15.2 times a day, on a path tilted 97.6° to the equator. That tilt means it can pass over places as far north and south as 82° latitude.

Height

508-515 km

One orbit

95 min

Inclination

97.6°

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

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