Launch Date
November 18, 2004
Launch Site
XICLF
Launch Pad
LC3
Launch Vehicle
Chang Zheng 2C
NORAD ID
28479
International Designator
2004-046A
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:42:13 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
98.06°
Right Ascension
194.76°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
198.34°
Period
98.19 min
Mean Motion
14.67 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
SHIYAN 2 (SY-2)
Alternative Name
Shiyan Weixing 2
Type
Status
Owner
CASC
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 28479U 04046A 26185.02931925 .00000926 00000-0 17547-3 0 9991
2 28479 98.0573 194.7646 0008990 198.3447 161.7434 14.66544371152277
Source: Celestrak
Length
1
Diameter
1
Span
3
Dry Mass
300
Launch Mass
300
Shape
Box + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
1.3745
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Qianshao 1
Purpose
Earth observation
Mission
Earth observation
Manufacturer
DFH/HARB
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
CAST-2000
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
4 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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