Key statistics
Satellite SHIYAN 20A (SY-20A) at a glance.
Uptime
938
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 20A (SY-20A).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SHIYAN 20A (SY-20A)
International designator: 2022-169A
Object number (NORAD): 54699
Object ID (CCSDS): 54699
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.742 minutes
Inclination: 59.9973 deg
SMA: 7171.903 km
Apoapsis: 798.554 km
Periapsis: 788.981 km
RAAN: 301.6277 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0006674
Argument of periapsis: 5.4044 deg
Mean anomaly: 354.7061 deg
Mean motion: 14.29391488 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000007 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000050649 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:36 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 8:13 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SHIYAN 20A (SY-20A)
TLE line 1: 1 54699U 22169A 25187.84302531 -.00000007 00000-0 50649-4 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 54699 59.9973 301.6277 0006674 5.4044 354.7061 14.29391488133982
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SHIYAN 20A (SY-20A).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Chinese classified satellites of unknown purposes.
SHIYAN 20A (SY-20A) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4C | Shiyan 20A & 20B’, on board a Long March 4C space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 12, 2022, 8:22 a.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 4C | Shiyan 20A & 20B
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 12, 2022, 8:22 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 4C
Launch pad: Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603)
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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