Key statistics
Satellite SHIYAN 6 03 (SY-6 03) at a glance.
Uptime
1655
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: 99.5375 deg
SMA: 7350.612 km
Apoapsis: 1006.478 km
Periapsis: 938.475 km
RAAN: 300.094 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0046257
Argument of periapsis: 359.3465 deg
Mean anomaly: 0.7618 deg
Mean motion: 13.77582306 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000027 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000072597908 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 19, 2025, 2:20 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 18, 2025, 11:04 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SHIYAN 6 03 (SY-6 03)
TLE line 1: 1 48157U 21028A 25291.96131053 .00000027 00000-0 72598-4 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 48157 99.5375 300.0940 0046257 359.3465 0.7618 13.77582306226295
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SHIYAN 6 03 (SY-6 03).
In-orbit conjunctions
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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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