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SHIYAN 13 (SY-13), 51102

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SHIYAN 13 (SY-13), 51102 is a payload satellite owned by CAS (CN) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 17 Jan 2022 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2D launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). 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

51102, 2022-004A

Orbit

SSO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) (CN)

Manufacturer

IMI/CAS

Mission

Operational Defense Technology

Bus & Motor

SY13, Unknown motor

Mass

~500 kg wet, ~500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2022-01-17 (4 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 2D

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 1.5 m

Radar Cross Section

2.773 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 23 hours ago

TLE from 23 hours ago

0 SHIYAN 13 (SY-13)
1 51102U 22004A   26172.49691449  .00002252  00000-0  15394-3 0  9997
2 51102  98.4565 192.0166 0604328 179.3318 180.8813 14.20393394227905

Epoch: 2026-06-21T11:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T11:55:33.411Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

103.43105°

Altitude

1,262.248 km

Speed

7.003 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 48m 03s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

21:31:18

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,256.226 km

Perigee altitude

386.08 km

Semi-major axis

7,199.29 km

Eccentricity

0.06043

Inclination

98.4565°

RAAN

192.0166°

Arg. of periapsis

179.3318°

True anomaly

180.78228°

Mean anomaly

180.8813°

Eccentric anomaly

180.83108°

Mean motion

3.55311 °/min

Orbital period

101.32 mins

BSTAR

0.00015394

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SHIYAN 13 (SY-13) 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	2026-06-22 13:54:17.839Z	25.738° NE	2026-06-22 13:57:17.839Z	76.788° E	33.698°	2026-06-22 14:00:17.839Z	170.415° S
5 mins	2026-06-22 23:38:17.839Z	83.781° E	2026-06-22 23:40:17.839Z	63.979° ENE	16.248°	2026-06-22 23:43:17.839Z	33.149° NE
11 mins	2026-06-23 01:14:17.839Z	164.068° S	2026-06-23 01:20:17.839Z	357.105° N	44.784°	2026-06-23 01:25:17.839Z	347.172° N
6 mins	2026-06-23 02:57:17.839Z	239.716° WSW	2026-06-23 03:00:17.839Z	266.827° W	15.704°	2026-06-23 03:03:17.839Z	296° NW

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SHIYAN 13 (SY-13), 51102

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 23 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T11:55:33.411Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #4 in the year 2022 (2022-01-17 UTC)

SHIYAN 13 (SY-13) Visibility forecast

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