Satellite · NORAD 48157 · COSPAR 2021-028A
SHIYAN-6 03 (SY-6 03)
- Operator China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Constellation Shiyan
- Country China
Altitude now
961.2km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.38km/s
Inclination
99.53°
Period
104.5 min
104.5 min
Perigee
939km
Apogee
1,006km
orbit freshOrbit updated 2 d ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:07 UTC (7.7 h old)· Metadata updated 2 d ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 25.551° N
- Longitude
- 134.966° E
- Altitude
- 961.2 km
- Velocity
- 7.380 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:07 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- SATCAT owner code
- PRC · People's Republic of China
- Country
- China CN
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 08 Apr 2021
- COSPAR launch id
- 2021-028
- Launch site
- Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 1
- CZ-4B R/B48158Rocket bodyInactive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → PRC | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 2 d ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 2 d ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 20:57 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 48157
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2021-028A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SX461ZW1YXXDM0Q8ZAK
- Canonical slug
- shiyan-6-03-sy-6-03-48157
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Technology) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.