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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
43711, 2018-094B
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
11 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
DFH Shenzhen
Mission
Operational Defense Technology
Bus & Motor
SW6, AOCS
Mass
~1,000 kg wet, ~900 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2018-11-19 (7 years ago)
Launch vehicle
CHANG ZHENG 2D
Launch site
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 2.0 m
Radar Cross Section
3.315 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago
0 SHIYAN 6 (SY-6)
1 43711U 18094B   25199.48443259  .00003446  00000-0  13922-3 0  9990
2 43711  97.3741 212.5620 0012462 247.2611 112.7310 15.25365550370546
Epoch: 2025-07-18T11:37Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T11:37:34.975Z)
Latitude
-0.00009°
Longitude
101.63106°
Altitude
496.103 km
Speed
7.615 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 10m 14s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
82.58616°
Longitude
3.63522°
Altitude
510.961 km
Speed
7.611 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
00h 30m 24s
Apparent Declination
30° 58' 19"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:50:17
Azimuth
350.943° N
Elevation
-18.504°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
495.2 km
Perigee altitude
478.09 km
Semi-major axis
6,864.782 km
Eccentricity
0.00125
Inclination
97.3741°
RAAN
212.562°
Arg. of periapsis
247.2611°
True anomaly
112.86263°
Mean anomaly
112.731°
Eccentric anomaly
112.79682°
Mean motion
3.81595 °/min
Orbital period
94.34 mins
BSTAR
0.00013922
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