Showing default

SHIYAN 27B, 63600

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SHIYAN 27B, 63600 is a payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Fri, 18 Apr 2025 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 6A 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.

Loading next visibility...

Iframe embed code

<iframe src="https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/63600?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false" width="600" height="400" frameborder="0" title="Kayhan Space Satcat Satellite Viewer"></iframe>

Iframe URL

https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/63600?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false

Optional Secondary NORAD IDs

Max 10 NORAD IDs; Separated by commas

Initial load time (optional)

ISO8601 Format

TLE date request (optional)

ISO8601 Format

Identifier

63600, 2025-078B

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) (CN)

Manufacturer

CAST

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

SW27, Unknown motor

Mass

300 kg wet, ~300 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-04-18 (1 month ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 6A

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

Expand to show TLE details & history

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 SHIYAN 27B
1 63600U 25078B   25140.22029655  .00000039  00000-0  11613-3 0  9997
2 63600  99.6923 148.2713 0000967  91.2512 268.8737 13.57201615  4223

Epoch: 2025-05-20T05:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-20T05:17:13.621Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-169.15713°

Altitude

1,048.689 km

Speed

7.328 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 53m 05s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-23.84246°

Longitude

7.01293°

Altitude

1,054.97 km

Speed

7.323 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 42m 52s

Apparent Declination

-48° 17' 10"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:48:11

Azimuth

234.678° WSW

Elevation

-38.496°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,043.889 km

Perigee altitude

1,042.453 km

Semi-major axis

7,421.308 km

Eccentricity

0.0001

Inclination

99.6923°

RAAN

148.2713°

Arg. of periapsis

91.2512°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

268.8737°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.39486 °/min

Orbital period

106.04 mins

BSTAR

0.00011613

Loading maneuver chart data...

Loading SW <> Apogee altitude chart data...

Loading historical data...

Other satellites on launch #78 in the year 2025 (2025-04-18 UTC)

SHIYAN 27B Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
9 mins	2025-05-20 23:08:16.019Z	107.556° ESE	2025-05-20 23:12:16.019Z	62.542° ENE	23.096°	2025-05-20 23:17:16.019Z	10.113° NNE
11 mins	2025-05-21 00:51:16.019Z	183.91° SSW	2025-05-21 00:56:16.019Z	250.056° W	39.483°	2025-05-21 01:02:16.019Z	335.135° NNW
6 mins	2025-05-21 12:01:16.019Z	65.053° ENE	2025-05-21 12:03:16.019Z	86.529° E	17.1°	2025-05-21 12:07:16.019Z	128.14° SE
10 mins	2025-05-21 13:44:16.019Z	7.553° NNE	2025-05-21 13:49:16.019Z	260.271° W	42.916°	2025-05-21 13:54:16.019Z	207.135° SW

Authenticating...

Click to sort rows by Secondary header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Secondary name header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Owner header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Obj. Type header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Miss dist. header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Rel. speed header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Apr. angle header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by TCA header in ascending order

Check out SHIYAN 27B, 63600 on other resources

View SHIYAN 27B, 63600 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View SHIYAN 27B, 63600 on Heavens-Above

View SHIYAN 27B, 63600 on Keep Track

View SHIYAN 27B, 63600 on Celestrak

View SHIYAN 27B, 63600 on Gunter's Space Page

Satcat and Kayhan Space are not affiliated with NASA, Celestrak, Heavens-Above, Keep Track, or Gunter's Space Page.