Key statistics
Satellite SHIYAN 27E 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 27E.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SHIYAN 27E
International designator: 2025-078E
Object number (NORAD): 63603
Object ID (CCSDS): 63603
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 106.099 minutes
Inclination: 99.6917 deg
SMA: 7423.917 km
Apoapsis: 1046.333 km
Periapsis: 1045.231 km
RAAN: 351.2891 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00007419
Argument of periapsis: 92.2356 deg
Mean anomaly: 267.8867 deg
Mean motion: 13.57228949 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000047 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00012843052 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, 7:47 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SHIYAN 27E
TLE line 1: 1 63603U 25078E 25346.32438837 .00000047 00000-0 12843-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 63603 99.6917 351.2891 0000742 92.2356 267.8867 13.57228949 32188
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SHIYAN 27E.
In-orbit conjunctions
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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 27E 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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