Key statistics
Satellite SHIYAN 27A at a glance.
Uptime
17
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.6
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.7
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SHIYAN 27A.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SHIYAN 27A
International designator: 2025-078A
Object number (NORAD): 63599
Object ID (CCSDS): 63599
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 106.101 minutes
Inclination: 99.6919 deg
SMA: 7424.029 km
Apoapsis: 1046.561 km
Periapsis: 1045.227 km
RAAN: 133.2833 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0000898
Argument of periapsis: 88.1179 deg
Mean anomaly: 272.0062 deg
Mean motion: 13.57198189 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000057 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00014176 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 5, 2025, 2:11 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 4, 2025, 10:09 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SHIYAN 27A
TLE line 1: 1 63599U 25078A 25124.92356901 .00000057 00000-0 14176-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 63599 99.6919 133.2833 0000898 88.1179 272.0062 13.57198189 2158
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SHIYAN 27A.
In-orbit conjunctions
There are no conjunctions computed for SHIYAN 27A, at the moment. Check back to stay up to date, as we update our databases every day.
Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
A group of 6 Chinese satellites reported to be for "space environment probing and other related technological testing". Actual usage not known.
SHIYAN 27A was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 6A | Shiyan 27 01-06’, on board a Long March 6A space rocket.
The launch took place on April 18, 2025, 10:51 p.m. from Launch Complex 9A.
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Long March 6A | Shiyan 27 01-06
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 18, 2025, 10:51 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 6A
Launch pad: Launch Complex 9A
Location: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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Latest news about this satellite
China launches 6 classified experimental satellites with Long March 6A
China sent six experimental Shiyan series satellites into orbit late Friday Eastern, using its Long March 6A rocket launched from Taiyuan. The post China launches 6 classified experimental satellites with Long March 6A appeared first on SpaceNews.
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