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SHIYAN 27E, 63603

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SHIYAN 27E, 63603 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.

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Identifier

63603, 2025-078E

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

4 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)

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TLE from 4 hours ago

0 SHIYAN 27E
1 63603U 25078E   25140.50283195  .00000030  00000-0  10461-3 0  9993
2 63603  99.6904 148.5707 0000995  95.0007 265.1244 13.57201145  4268

Epoch: 2025-05-20T12:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-20T12:04:04.68Z)

Latitude

-0.00011°

Longitude

89.15105°

Altitude

1,048.74 km

Speed

7.328 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 54m 16s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

44.68791°

Longitude

79.6314°

Altitude

1,052.029 km

Speed

7.33 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 55m 34s

Apparent Declination

7° 02' 20"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:43:29

Azimuth

34.242° NE

Elevation

-36.85°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,043.911 km

Perigee altitude

1,042.434 km

Semi-major axis

7,421.309 km

Eccentricity

0.0001

Inclination

99.6904°

RAAN

148.5707°

Arg. of periapsis

95.0007°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

265.1244°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.39486 °/min

Orbital period

106.04 mins

BSTAR

0.00010461

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SHIYAN 27E 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.
7 mins	2025-05-20 22:51:44.846Z	93.292° ESE	2025-05-20 22:54:44.846Z	62.229° ENE	17.894°	2025-05-20 22:58:44.846Z	20.733° NNE
11 mins	2025-05-21 00:33:44.846Z	171.291° S	2025-05-21 00:38:44.846Z	236.4° WSW	44.046°	2025-05-21 00:44:44.846Z	341.44° N
11 mins	2025-05-21 13:26:44.846Z	16.27° NNE	2025-05-21 13:31:44.846Z	175.809° S	44.552°	2025-05-21 13:37:44.846Z	195.054° SSW
6 mins	2025-05-21 15:12:44.846Z	327.7° NNW	2025-05-21 15:14:44.846Z	307.059° NW	15.782°	2025-05-21 15:18:44.846Z	267.632° W

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