Latitude
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SHIYAN
NORAD 53948 · COSPAR 2022-121A · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP
SHIYAN 16A reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 1 year ago).
Orbit: #13711 @ 138 x 150 km x 97.3243 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2025-03-08 08:53 UTC · 14228.1 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
// celestrak
SHIYAN 16A
1 53948U 22121A 25067.37063535 .18795148 26574-5 28295-3 0 9990
2 53948 97.3243 109.8138 0009787 225.6768 269.0240 16.48190633137113
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 53948U 22121A 25067.37063535 .18795148 26574-5 28295-3 0 9990
2 53948 97.3243 109.8138 0009787 225.6768 269.0240 16.48190633137113
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
September 27th 2022
Spacecraft age
4 years
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology
Purpose
Technology Development
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Taiyuan Launch Center
Launch vehicle
Long March 6
Contractor
Chinese Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT)
Launch mass
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Power
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.3243°
Period
87.37 min
Perigee
138 km
Apogee
150 km
Eccentricity
0.0009787
RAAN
109.8138°
Arg of Perigee
225.6768°
Mean Motion
16.48190633 rev/d