SHIYAN-29

MilitaryMEOChina

SHIYAN-29 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 29.0°. It was launched in 2025. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.

Orbital data

NORAD ID: 65486
COSPAR ID: 2025-196A
Type: Military
Orbit: MEO
Perigee (lowest): 35,726 km
Apogee (highest): 35,858 km
Inclination: 28.95°
Orbital period: 1436 min
Launch year: 2025
Owner (CelesTrak): China

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

Who operates it

ChinaLIVEActive

Technology test

Official description

“The Shiyan-29 satellite is mainly used for space environment detection and related technology tests.”

Xinhua, 5 Sep 2025

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试验二十九号卫星主要用于空间环境探测及相关技术试验。

“The Shiyan-29 satellite is mainly used for space environment detection and related technology tests.”

China National Space Administration, 5 Sep 2025

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试验二十九号卫星主要用于空间环境探测及相关技术试验。

Independent assessment

GCAT classes it as a military satellite for technology testing 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.