Shiyan 16 A/B & Shiyan 17

Success CASC, Long March 6

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Mission

Government/Top Secret · SSO

3 Chinese classified satellites

What it put in orbit

ObjectTypeOrbit
SHIYAN-16A 2022-121A Payload re-entered 2025-03-08
SHIYAN-16B 2022-121B Payload re-entered 2024-10-22
OBJECT C 2022-121C Payload re-entered 2025-07-31

COSPAR ID 2022-121 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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