Key statistics
Satellite SHIYAN 5 (SY-5) at a glance.
Uptime
4303
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
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 5 (SY-5).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SHIYAN 5 (SY-5)
International designator: 2013-068A
Object number (NORAD): 39455
Object ID (CCSDS): 39455
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.761 minutes
Inclination: 98.1097 deg
SMA: 7125.254 km
Apoapsis: 758.177 km
Periapsis: 736.061 km
RAAN: 129.1316 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0015519
Argument of periapsis: 89.5131 deg
Mean anomaly: 270.7838 deg
Mean motion: 14.43451625 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000428 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00013842878 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 6, 2025, 2:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 5, 2025, 11:04 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SHIYAN 5 (SY-5)
TLE line 1: 1 39455U 13068A 25248.96149153 .00000428 00000-0 13843-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 39455 98.1097 129.1316 0015519 89.5131 270.7838 14.43451625620629
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SHIYAN 5 (SY-5).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
SHIYAN 5 (SY-5) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 2D | Shiyan Weixing 5’, on board a Long March 2D space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 25, 2013, 2:12 a.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 2D | Shiyan Weixing 5
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 25, 2013, 2:12 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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