Key statistics
Satellite SHIYAN 27B at a glance.
Uptime
239
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 27B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SHIYAN 27B
International designator: 2025-078B
Object number (NORAD): 63600
Object ID (CCSDS): 63600
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 106.099 minutes
Inclination: 99.6936 deg
SMA: 7423.917 km
Apoapsis: 1046.334 km
Periapsis: 1045.23 km
RAAN: 351.3189 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00007436
Argument of periapsis: 95.5611 deg
Mean anomaly: 264.5612 deg
Mean motion: 13.5722903 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000051 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00013303505 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, 8:04 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SHIYAN 27B
TLE line 1: 1 63600U 25078B 25346.33668705 .00000051 00000-0 13304-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 63600 99.6936 351.3189 0000744 95.5611 264.5612 13.57229030 32183
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SHIYAN 27B.
In-orbit conjunctions
There are no conjunctions computed for SHIYAN 27B, 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 27B 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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