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SHIYAN-6 03 (SY-6 03)
Chinese Technology Demonstrator · CAST (China)
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Shiyan-6 03 (SY-6 03), continuing China's Shiyan program into an unusually high 99.5° orbit, distinct from most sun-synchronous Chinese imaging satellites — an orbital choice analysts have not fully explained.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 586–628 mi (943–1,011 km)
- Inclination
- 99.5°
- One orbit
- 104.5 minutes13.8 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 48157
- Int’l designator
- 2021-028A
- Launched
- 2021
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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