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SHIYAN-10 02 (SY-10 02)
Chinese Technology Demonstrator · CAST (China)
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Shiyan-10 (02), the second satellite bearing this designation, part of China's Shiyan technology demonstration program testing new satellite hardware in an orbital regime distinct from most sun-synchronous Chinese imaging missions. The Shiyan-10 sub-series' distinct orbital regime, separate from most Chinese Earth observation satellites, has led some analysts to speculate about a specialized sensor or communications role that China has not publicly confirmed.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Highly Ellipticalswings far out, then dives back close to Earth
- Altitude
- 1,148–23,931 mi (1,847–38,514 km)
- Inclination
- 64.0°
- One orbit
- 12.0 hours2.0 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 54878
- Int’l designator
- 2022-178A
- Launched
- 2022
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 13 Sep 2026.
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