Key statistics
Satellite SHIYAN 6 03 (SY-6 03) at a glance.
Uptime
1609
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.8
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.5
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SHIYAN 6 03 (SY-6 03).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SHIYAN 6 03 (SY-6 03)
International designator: 2021-028A
Object number (NORAD): 48157
Object ID (CCSDS): 48157
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.531 minutes
Inclination: 99.5368 deg
SMA: 7350.626 km
Apoapsis: 1007.058 km
Periapsis: 937.925 km
RAAN: 253.9521 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00470247
Argument of periapsis: 118.0057 deg
Mean anomaly: 242.5862 deg
Mean motion: 13.77578095 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000002 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000064352825 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 2:21 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 2, 2025, 11:41 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SHIYAN 6 03 (SY-6 03)
TLE line 1: 1 48157U 21028A 25245.98702553 .00000020 00000-0 64353-4 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 48157 99.5368 253.9521 0047025 118.0057 242.5862 13.77578095219962
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SHIYAN 6 03 (SY-6 03).
In-orbit conjunctions
There are no conjunctions computed for SHIYAN 6 03 (SY-6 03), at the moment. Check back to stay up to date, as we update our databases every day.
Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
SHIYAN 6 03 (SY-6 03) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4B | Shiyan-6-03’, on board a Long March 4B space rocket.
The launch took place on April 8, 2021, 11:01 p.m. from Launch Complex 9.
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Long March 4B | Shiyan-6-03
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 8, 2021, 11:01 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 4B
Launch pad: Launch Complex 9
Location: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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