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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

68140, 2026-048B

Orbit

LEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

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

Manufacturer

SAST

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

SY30, Unknown motor

Mass

500 kg wet, ~500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2026-03-12 (2 months ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 2D

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 14.5 m

Radar Cross Section

RCS unknown

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Last TLE update: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 SHIYAN 30-04
1 68140U 26048B   26119.63753835  .00002257  00000-0  22298-3 0  9990
2 68140  34.9907 198.7510 0003561 301.4075  58.6281 14.91651460  7115

Epoch: 2026-04-29T15:18Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-29T15:18:03.313Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

111.64152°

Altitude

590.416 km

Speed

7.568 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 15m 00s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

14:36:24

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

598.476 km

Perigee altitude

593.509 km

Semi-major axis

6,974.13 km

Eccentricity

0.00036

Inclination

34.9907°

RAAN

198.751°

Arg. of periapsis

301.4075°

True anomaly

58.66295°

Mean anomaly

58.6281°

Eccentric anomaly

58.64552°

Mean motion

3.72656 °/min

Orbital period

96.6 mins

BSTAR

0.00022298

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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.
6 mins	2026-04-30 09:12:54.103Z	211.367° SW	2026-04-30 09:15:54.103Z	160.151° S	23.469°	2026-04-30 09:18:54.103Z	110.05° ESE
6 mins	2026-04-30 10:54:54.103Z	237.128° WSW	2026-04-30 10:57:54.103Z	158.7° S	33.493°	2026-04-30 11:00:54.103Z	108.71° ESE
6 mins	2026-04-30 12:36:54.103Z	243.03° WSW	2026-04-30 12:38:54.103Z	199.207° SSW	30°	2026-04-30 12:42:54.103Z	127.326° SE

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SHIYAN 30-04, 68140

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-29T15:18:03.313Z)

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SHIYAN 30-04 Visibility forecast

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