SHIYAN-20A (SY-20A)

NORAD 54699· COSPAR 2022-169A· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· LEO

Launch

Launched on Dec 12, 2022 from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), China aboard a Long March 4C.

Long March 4C | Shiyan 20A & 20B →

Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:27 UTC

Orbit class

LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)

Operator

Chinese Government

Country

China

Manufacturer

—

Launched

Dec 12, 2022

Mass

—

Apogee

803 km

Perigee

796 km

Inclination

60.00°

Period

1.68 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for SHIYAN-20A (SY-20A) across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Stable

Change

-0.0 km

Rate

-0.00 km/day

Now

796 × 803 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.

Launched with

One other catalogued object still in orbit from launch 2022-169 (Long March 4C | Shiyan 20A & 20B).

SHIYAN-20B (SY-20B) · 54700

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