SHIYAN-1 (SY-1)

SHIYAN-1 (SY-1) is a satellite operated by China, currently in low Earth orbit, around 468 km altitude. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 94 minutes at an inclination of 97.9°. It was launched in 2004. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.

Orbital data

NORAD ID

28220

COSPAR ID

2004-012A

Type

Satellite

Orbit

LEO

Perigee (lowest)

468 km

Apogee (highest)

477 km

Inclination

97.87°

Orbital period

94 min

Launch year

2004

Operator

China

Orbital data from CelesTrak, refreshed every 2 hours. Element epoch: 2026-06-05.

About LEO orbit

Low Earth Orbit. Up to 2,000 km altitude. Where most satellites live including the ISS (~420 km), Starlink (~550 km), and Earth observation. Orbital period roughly 90 minutes.

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