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
Radar Cross Section
RCS unknown
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago
TLE from 7 hours ago
0 SHIYAN 30-04
1 68140U 26048B 26073.52609497 .00003259 00000-0 31410-3 0 9990
2 68140 34.9911 115.0820 0004582 309.3351 50.6947 14.92493878 228Epoch: 2026-03-14T12:37Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-14T12:37:34.605Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
113.54173°
Altitude
587.062 km
Speed
7.57 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 40m 19s
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
00:02:09
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
596.565 km
Perigee altitude
590.176 km
Semi-major axis
6,971.507 km
Eccentricity
0.00046
Inclination
34.9911°
RAAN
115.082°
Arg. of periapsis
309.3351°
True anomaly
50.73534°
Mean anomaly
50.6947°
Eccentric anomaly
50.71502°
Mean motion
3.72866 °/min
Orbital period
96.55 mins
BSTAR
0.0003141
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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 | 2026-03-15 06:30:55.062Z | 212.764° SW | 2026-03-15 06:33:55.062Z | 169.303° S | 21.766° | 2026-03-15 06:36:55.062Z | 115.308° SE |
| 7 mins | 2026-03-15 08:12:55.062Z | 238.596° WSW | 2026-03-15 08:15:55.062Z | 172.634° S | 33.803° | 2026-03-15 08:19:55.062Z | 104.742° ESE |
| 6 mins | 2026-03-15 09:54:55.062Z | 246.923° WSW | 2026-03-15 09:57:55.062Z | 176.353° S | 30.458° | 2026-03-15 10:00:55.062Z | 127.026° 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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