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SHIYAN-6 01 (SY-6 01)
Chinese Technology Demonstrator (Possible Cover Name) · CAST (China)
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Shiyan-6 01 (SY-6 01), part of China's Shiyan technology demonstration series, launched to test new satellite bus and sensor technologies — a designation China has occasionally used to obscure satellites with undisclosed military applications, consistent with the broader pattern across its Shiyan and Shijian programs.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 292–303 mi (469–488 km)
- Inclination
- 97.4°
- One orbit
- 94.0 minutes15.3 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 43711
- Int’l designator
- 2018-094B
- Launched
- 2018
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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