Mission
Government/Top Secret · SSO
A group of 6 Chinese satellites reported to be for "space environment probing and other related technological testing". Actual usage not known.
What it put in orbit
Passes over you For a few days after launch the 6 satellites fly one behind another, a “train” you can see as a line of moving stars. When will it cross your sky?
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHIYAN-27 OBJECT A 2025-078A | Payload | 1045 × 1047 km · 99.7° | Globe |
| SHIYAN-27 OBJECT B 2025-078B | Payload | 1045 × 1046 km · 99.7° | Globe |
| SHIYAN-27 OBJECT C 2025-078C | Payload | 1045 × 1046 km · 99.7° | Globe |
| SHIYAN-27 OBJECT D 2025-078D | Payload | 1045 × 1046 km · 99.7° | Globe |
| SHIYAN-27 OBJECT E 2025-078E | Payload | 1045 × 1046 km · 99.7° | Globe |
| SHIYAN-27 OBJECT F 2025-078F | Payload | 1045 × 1046 km · 99.7° | Globe |
| CZ-6A R/B 2025-078G | Rocket body | 834 × 990 km · 99.7° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2025-078 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).