Geostationary
SHIYAN-29
Chinese Technology Demonstrator (GEO) · CASC
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A Chinese Shiyan technology test satellite in geostationary orbit, continuing a program that has tested propulsion, communications, proximity operations, and materials technologies from GEO altitude. Each Shiyan satellite contributes to China's accelerating GEO capability development — building the industrial and engineering experience that enables China to deploy advanced geostationary spacecraft at an increasingly competitive pace.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,197–22,281 mi (35,723–35,858 km)
- Inclination
- 28.9°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 65486
- Int’l designator
- 2025-196A
- Launched
- 2025
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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