Key statistics
Satellite SHIYAN 2 (SY-2) at a glance.
Uptime
7474
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.7
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.1
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SHIYAN 2 (SY-2).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SHIYAN 2 (SY-2)
International designator: 2004-046A
Object number (NORAD): 28479
Object ID (CCSDS): 28479
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 98.26 minutes
Inclination: 98.0657 deg
SMA: 7053.617 km
Apoapsis: 683.383 km
Periapsis: 667.581 km
RAAN: 138.2733 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0011202
Argument of periapsis: 105.6507 deg
Mean anomaly: 254.5933 deg
Mean motion: 14.65497059 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001583 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00030066 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 6, 2025, 3:54 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 5, 2025, 9:53 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SHIYAN 2 (SY-2)
TLE line 1: 1 28479U 04046A 25125.91189575 .00001583 00000-0 30066-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 28479 98.0657 138.2733 0011202 105.6507 254.5933 14.65497059 90138
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SHIYAN 2 (SY-2).
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object SHIYAN 2 (SY-2).
Associated space launch
Remote Sensing Technology..
SHIYAN 2 (SY-2) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 2C | Shiyan Weixing 2’, on board a Long March 2 space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 18, 2004, 10:45 a.m. from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1).
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Long March 2C | Shiyan Weixing 2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 18, 2004, 10:45 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 2
Launch pad: Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Location: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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