SHIYAN-5 (SY-5)
Launch
Launched on Nov 25, 2013 from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), China aboard a Long March 2D.
Long March 2D | Shiyan Weixing 5 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 21:58 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Nov 25, 2013
Mass
—
Apogee
760 km
Perigee
741 km
Inclination
98.05°
Period
1.66 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for SHIYAN-5 (SY-5) across 59 days of archived orbital elements (60 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.1 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
741 × 760 km
Apogee Perigee
Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.
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