Objectives and Applications
Earth resources, environmental monitoring, land surface.
Full Name
Shijian 9B
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
14 Oct 2012
Mission Links
EOL Date
31 Dec 2018
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
97.5 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
97.982 deg
Orbit Altitude
645 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
10:30
Repeat Cycle
69 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
IRS (SJ-9B) - Infrared scanner |
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Land | Multi-purpose imagery (land) | IRS (SJ-9B) |
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