SHIYAN-9 (SY-9)

MilitaryMEOChina

SHIYAN-9 (SY-9) is a military satellite, as listed in Jonathan McDowell's GCAT catalogue, with ownership listed as China in CelesTrak's catalogue, currently in medium Earth orbit near 35,726 km. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 1436 minutes at an inclination of 16.3°. It was launched in 2021. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.

Orbital data

NORAD ID: 47851
COSPAR ID: 2021-019A
Type: Military
Orbit: MEO
Perigee (lowest): 35,726 km
Apogee (highest): 35,856 km
Inclination: 16.26°
Orbital period: 1436 min
Launch year: 2021
Owner (CelesTrak): China

Orbital data updated: 2026-10-18 · from CelesTrak, refreshed every 2 hours.

Who operates it

ChinaLIVEActive

Technology test (unconfirmed)

Independent assessment

GCAT classes it as a military satellite for technology testing (unconfirmed) and records it as active (17 Oct 2026).

Data: GCAT · CC BY 4.0 Class, mission and status adapted from GCAT by Jonathan McDowell, CC BY 4.0, data update 17 Oct 2026.

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About MEO orbit

Medium Earth Orbit. Between 2,000 and 35,786 km. Home to navigation constellations like GPS (~20,200 km), Galileo, and BeiDou. Orbital period 2 to 24 hours.