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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
3 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 (6 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 3 hours ago
0 SHIYAN 6 (SY-6)
1 43711U 18094B   25129.54210454  .00005070  00000-0  20681-3 0  9994
2 43711  97.3754 143.6454 0015829 132.4119 227.8461 15.24766803359881
Epoch: 2025-05-09T13:00Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T13:00:37.832Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
80.89101°
Altitude
501.892 km
Speed
7.609 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 34m 34s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
30.05269°
Longitude
76.75442°
Altitude
497.568 km
Speed
7.617 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
10h 43m 12s
Apparent Declination
-3° 43' 05"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:28:00
Azimuth
40.016° NE
Elevation
-46.747°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
499.313 km
Perigee altitude
477.575 km
Semi-major axis
6,866.581 km
Eccentricity
0.0015829
Inclination
97.3754°
RAAN
143.6454°
Arg. of periapsis
132.4119°
True anomaly
227.71181°
Mean anomaly
227.8461°
Eccentric anomaly
227.77894°
Mean motion
3.81445 °/min
BSTAR
0.00020681
Orbital period
94.38 mins
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SHIYAN 6 (SY-6) Visibility forecast

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4 mins2025-05-10 00:11:33.562Z108.654° ESE2025-05-10 00:13:33.562Z64.809° ENE20.239°2025-05-10 00:15:33.562Z25.53° NE
4 mins2025-05-10 01:45:33.562Z235.932° WSW2025-05-10 01:46:33.562Z258.019° W19.477°2025-05-10 01:49:33.562Z315.023° NNW
4 mins2025-05-10 13:13:33.562Z55.913° ENE2025-05-10 13:14:33.562Z81.512° E25.2°2025-05-10 13:17:33.562Z153.679° SSE
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