Key statistics
Satellite SHIYAN 20B (SY-20B) at a glance.
Uptime
1058
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 20B (SY-20B).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SHIYAN 20B (SY-20B)
International designator: 2022-169B
Object number (NORAD): 54700
Object ID (CCSDS): 54700
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.74 minutes
Inclination: 59.9967 deg
SMA: 7171.784 km
Apoapsis: 811.161 km
Periapsis: 776.136 km
RAAN: 269.4725 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0024419
Argument of periapsis: 63.7219 deg
Mean anomaly: 296.6321 deg
Mean motion: 14.29427075 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000147 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00011036 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Nov. 2, 2025, 4:16 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Nov. 2, 2025, 1:12 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SHIYAN 20B (SY-20B)
TLE line 1: 1 54700U 22169B 25306.55024464 .00000147 00000-0 11036-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 54700 59.9967 269.4725 0024419 63.7219 296.6321 14.29427075150956
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SHIYAN 20B (SY-20B).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Chinese classified satellites of unknown purposes.
SHIYAN 20B (SY-20B) 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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