CHINASAT 16 (SJ-13) is a payload in GEO orbit, operated by Chinese Academy of Space Technology, Beijing (CASC 5th Acad), launched 2017.
| Orbit class | GEO |
| Inclination | 0.0913° |
| Eccentricity | 0.0004893 |
| Period | 1436.1 min |
| Apogee | 35,807 km |
| Perigee | 35,766 km |
| Mean motion | 1.00273235 rev/day |
| RAAN | 89.1052° |
| Arg of perigee | 131.8089° |
| Mean anomaly | 106.1895° |
| B* | 0.0000e+0 |
| Rev at epoch | 3,394 |
1 42662U 17018A 26187.81049638 -.00000337 00000-0 00000-0 0 99942 42662 0.0913 89.1052 0004893 131.8089 106.1895 1.00273235 33946{
"OBJECT_NAME": "CHINASAT 16 (SJ-13)",
"OBJECT_ID": "2017-018A",
"EPOCH": "2026-07-06T19:27:06.887+00:00",
"MEAN_MOTION": 1.00273235,
"ECCENTRICITY": 0.0004893,
"INCLINATION": 0.0913,
"RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 89.1052,
"ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 131.8089,
"MEAN_ANOMALY": 106.1895,
"EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
"CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
"NORAD_CAT_ID": 42662,
"REV_AT_EPOCH": 3394,
"BSTAR": 0,
"MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -0.00000337,
"MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.
| Name | CHINASAT 16 (SJ-13) |
| Operator | Chinese Academy of Space Technology, Beijing (CASC 5th Acad)HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog |
| Country | China |
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| Launch mass (kg) | |
| Mission purpose | — |
| Object class | PAYLOADHIGH |
//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.
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