SHIYAN 30-04, 68140
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SHIYAN 30-04, 68140 is a payload satellite owned by SAST (CN) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 12 Mar 2026 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2D launch vehicle from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). 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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
SAST
Mission
Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
SY30, Unknown motor
Mass
500 kg wet, ~500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown shape, 1.8 m
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago
TLE from 10 hours ago
0 SHIYAN 30-04
1 68140U 26048B 26171.44034000 .00001208 00000-0 12011-3 0 9990
2 68140 34.9912 248.3528 0002934 18.3456 341.7354 14.91831582 14853Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:34Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:34:05.376Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-178.82455°
Altitude
589.204 km
Speed
7.569 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 33m 24s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
07:21:09
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
597.478 km
Perigee altitude
593.386 km
Semi-major axis
6,973.569 km
Eccentricity
0.00029
Inclination
34.9912°
RAAN
248.3528°
Arg. of periapsis
18.3456°
True anomaly
341.72486°
Mean anomaly
341.7354°
Eccentric anomaly
341.73013°
Mean motion
3.72701 °/min
Orbital period
96.59 mins
BSTAR
0.00012011
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Other satellites on launch #48 in the year 2026 (2026-03-12 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.SHIYAN 30-04 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. |
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| 6 mins | 2026-06-21 09:19:23.881Z | 210.18° SW | 2026-06-21 09:21:23.881Z | 171.903° S | 25.681° | 2026-06-21 09:25:23.881Z | 104.297° ESE |
| 7 mins | 2026-06-21 11:00:23.881Z | 243.644° WSW | 2026-06-21 11:03:23.881Z | 176.281° S | 34.584° | 2026-06-21 11:07:23.881Z | 107.768° ESE |
| 6 mins | 2026-06-21 12:42:23.881Z | 246.667° WSW | 2026-06-21 12:45:23.881Z | 182.429° SSW | 27.527° | 2026-06-21 12:48:23.881Z | 134.561° SE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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