Key statistics
Satellite SHIYAN 3 (SY-3) at a glance.
Uptime
6202
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.6
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SHIYAN 3 (SY-3).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SHIYAN 3 (SY-3)
International designator: 2008-056A
Object number (NORAD): 33433
Object ID (CCSDS): 33433
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.65 minutes
Inclination: 98.6307 deg
SMA: 7167.539 km
Apoapsis: 799.997 km
Periapsis: 778.812 km
RAAN: 325.0674 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00147786
Argument of periapsis: 95.5512 deg
Mean anomaly: 264.7356 deg
Mean motion: 14.3069688 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000217 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000099775848 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 28, 2025, 7:11 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 28, 2025, 12:15 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SHIYAN 3 (SY-3)
TLE line 1: 1 33433U 08056A 25301.51075342 .00000217 00000-0 99776-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 33433 98.6307 325.0674 0014779 95.5512 264.7356 14.30696880885675
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SHIYAN 3 (SY-3).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Chinese experimental Earth observation satellite
SHIYAN 3 (SY-3) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 2D | Shiyan Weixing 3’, on board a Long March 2D space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 5, 2008, 12:15 a.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 2D | Shiyan Weixing 3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 5, 2008, 12:15 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 2D
Launch pad: Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603)
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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