Key statistics
Satellite SHIYAN 2 (SY-2) at a glance.
Uptime
7591
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: 98.244 minutes
Inclination: 98.0659 deg
SMA: 7052.866 km
Apoapsis: 682.593 km
Periapsis: 666.869 km
RAAN: 253.0181 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00111472
Argument of periapsis: 97.5958 deg
Mean anomaly: 262.6512 deg
Mean motion: 14.65731125 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001615 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0003049781 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 7:01 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SHIYAN 2 (SY-2)
TLE line 1: 1 28479U 04046A 25242.79257935 .00001615 00000-0 30498-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 28479 98.0659 253.0181 0011147 97.5958 262.6512 14.65731125107250
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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