SJ 16-02

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SJ 16-02 is classified as:

Military

NORAD ID: 41634

Int'l Code: 2016-043A

Perigee: 614.1 km

Apogee: 622.9 km

Inclination: 75.0 °

Period: 96.9 minutes

Semi major axis: 6989 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: June 29, 2016
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

SJ 16-02 is a secretive Chinese satellite, being the second Shijian 16. A similar spacecraft launched from Jiuquan aboard another Long March 4B rocket in October 2013. Considering the unusual orbit about 375 miles (600 kilometers) above Earth, inclined 75 degrees to the equator, Western analysts believe the Shijian 16 satellites probably intercept electronic communications for analysis by Chinese intelligence agencies.

1 41634U 16043A   20264.09029657  .00000083  00000-0  12704-4 0  9993
2 41634  75.0016 255.7437 0006261  67.6905 292.4931 14.85712954229290

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC