Key statistics
Satellite SHIYAN 20C (SY-20C) at a glance.
Uptime
1142
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
60.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SHIYAN 20C (SY-20C).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SHIYAN 20C (SY-20C)
International designator: 2022-142A
Object number (NORAD): 54214
Object ID (CCSDS): 54214
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.737 minutes
Inclination: 59.9945 deg
SMA: 7171.677 km
Apoapsis: 810.458 km
Periapsis: 776.627 km
RAAN: 198.0158 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0023587
Argument of periapsis: 128.8381 deg
Mean anomaly: 231.4764 deg
Mean motion: 14.29458781 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000098 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000091347091 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 6:47 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SHIYAN 20C (SY-20C)
TLE line 1: 1 54214U 22142A 25346.28330860 .00000098 00000-0 91347-4 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 54214 59.9945 198.0158 0023587 128.8381 231.4764 14.29458781162978
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SHIYAN 20C (SY-20C).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Chinese classified satellite of unknown purposes.
SHIYAN 20C (SY-20C) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 2D | Shiyan 20C’, on board a Long March 4C space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 29, 2022, 1:01 a.m. from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 2D | Shiyan 20C
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 29, 2022, 1:01 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 4C
Launch pad: Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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