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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

China National Space Administration (CN / PRC)

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, 4 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   25191.61226098  .00002717  00000-0  11056-3 0  9993
2 43711  97.3732 204.8029 0012311 279.2282  80.7563 15.25309247369346

Epoch: 2025-07-10T14:41Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T14:41:39.348Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

55.61292°

Altitude

491.607 km

Speed

7.62 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 39m 12s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

81.31791°

Longitude

-1.35127°

Altitude

511.583 km

Speed

7.61 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 10m 11s

Apparent Declination

30° 33' 38"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:21:49

Azimuth

349.024° N

Elevation

-18.634°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

495.266 km

Perigee altitude

478.363 km

Semi-major axis

6,864.951 km

Eccentricity

0.00123

Inclination

97.3732°

RAAN

204.8029°

Arg. of periapsis

279.2282°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

80.7563°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.81581 °/min

Orbital period

94.34 mins

BSTAR

0.00011056

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Other satellites on launch #94 in the year 2018 (2018-11-19 UTC)

TIANZHI 1, 43710

TIANPING 1A, 43712 (Decayed)

JIADING 1, 43713 (Decayed)

TIANPING 1B, 43714

CZ-2D DEB, 43715 (Decayed)

CZ-2D DEB, 43716 (Decayed)

CZ-2D DEB, 43718 (Decayed)

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.
6 mins	2025-07-11 13:18:18.877Z	33.664° NE	2025-07-11 13:21:18.877Z	105.128° ESE	30.257°	2025-07-11 13:24:18.877Z	164.957° S
5 mins	2025-07-12 01:28:18.877Z	210.248° SW	2025-07-12 01:30:18.877Z	265.711° W	28.9°	2025-07-12 01:33:18.877Z	327.09° NNW

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Check out SHIYAN 6 (SY-6), 43711 on other resources

View SHIYAN 6 (SY-6), 43711 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

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