SY 5

Shiyan-5 Weixing (SY-5)

China (PR)

Spacecraft nº:

Chinese spacecraft nº: 217

Launch data:

Designation	39455 / 13068A
Launch date	25 Nov 2013 - 02:12 UT
Launch site	Jiuquan, SLS-2
Launch vehicle	CZ-2D
Mission	Earth observation
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	745 x 763 km
Eccentricity
Inclination	98.0°
Period	99.8 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	CAST
Platform	CAST 1000
Operator
Mass at launch	kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment
Solar array	1 Deployable solar array
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power
Design lifetime

Description:

SHIYAN-5 is designed to conduct technological experiments and environmental surveys.

Mission details:

A Chinese launch on Nov 25, 2013 put the Shiyan wu hao weixing (Experiment Satellite No 5) into a 739 x 754 km x 97.8 deg orbit. The CZ-2D final stage may have been deorbited on the first revolution.

Satellite tracking:

Real time satellite tracking

Ref.: #7(JR690), #14, #228 - update: 12.12.13