SHIYAN 6 (SY-6), 43711
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SHIYAN 6 (SY-6), 43711 is a payload satellite owned by CNSA (CN) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 19 Nov 2018 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2D launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
DFH Shenzhen
Mission
Operational Defense Technology
Bus & Motor
SW6, AOCS
Mass
~1,000 kg wet, ~900 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 2.0 m
Radar Cross Section
3.315 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 SHIYAN 6 (SY-6)
1 43711U 18094B 26080.54731079 .00007237 00000-0 26048-3 0 9992
2 43711 97.3656 95.5613 0015033 99.3245 260.9696 15.28786586408092Epoch: 2026-03-21T13:08Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T13:08:07.652Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
79.46296°
Altitude
484.176 km
Speed
7.622 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 22m 14s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:44:17
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
486.695 km
Perigee altitude
466.086 km
Semi-major axis
6,854.528 km
Eccentricity
0.0015
Inclination
97.3656°
RAAN
95.5613°
Arg. of periapsis
99.3245°
True anomaly
260.79952°
Mean anomaly
260.9696°
Eccentric anomaly
260.88456°
Mean motion
3.82452 °/min
Orbital period
94.13 mins
BSTAR
0.00026048
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Other satellites on launch #94 in the year 2018 (2018-11-19 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.SHIYAN 6 (SY-6) Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 5 mins | 2026-03-22 00:16:14.623Z | 123.937° SE | 2026-03-22 00:19:14.623Z | 63.87° ENE | 21.375° | 2026-03-22 00:21:14.623Z | 23.169° NE |
| 4 mins | 2026-03-22 13:17:14.623Z | 55.623° ENE | 2026-03-22 13:18:14.623Z | 82.704° E | 26.116° | 2026-03-22 13:21:14.623Z | 156.01° SSE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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CAUTION: Conjunctions in this section are generated from low-fidelity TLE screenings
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