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SHIYAN-29 — Live Satellite Tracking (NORAD 65486)
Track SHIYAN-29 (NORAD catalog number 65486) live on the WatchSat interactive 3D globe above. Its position is propagated in real time from the latest CelesTrak two-line element set using the SGP4/SDP4 orbital model — the same math professional trackers run. It has been on orbit since 2025, launched on the 196th orbital launch of that year (COSPAR designation 2025-196A). As of this element set it had completed roughly 370 revolutions of Earth.
Moving at about 3.08 km/s, SHIYAN-29 flies a geosynchronous orbit roughly 35,786 km up: its 23.9-hour period matches Earth's rotation, but at 28.9° inclination it is not geostationary — seen from the ground it traces a daily figure-eight around a fixed longitude, swinging about 29° north and south of the equator. The orbit is essentially circular (eccentricity 0.0014). Its 28.9° inclination keeps its ground track over the tropics and lower mid-latitudes. Its orbital plane crosses the equator northbound at right ascension 17.5°.
Orbital elements
| Orbit regime | inclined geosynchronous orbit (IGSO) |
|---|---|
| Perigee × apogee altitude | ~35,736 km × 35,858 km |
| Inclination | 28.91° |
| Orbital period | 1436.3 min (1.00 rev/day) |
| Eccentricity | 0.00145 |
| Element set epoch | 2026-09-06 |
| COSPAR designation | 2025-196A |
| NORAD catalog number | 65486 |
This page's orbital elements come from the CelesTrak catalog of 2026-09-08. The live 3D view above fetches its own current CelesTrak data when the page opens, through an edge cache that refreshes roughly every 30 minutes.
About the Other Active Satellites group
SHIYAN-29 is one of 4,471 active satellites in WatchSat's general catalog — the broad population of Earth-observation, communications, science, amateur-radio and technology spacecraft outside the giant broadband constellations. Browse all other active satellites live in 3D.
Can you see SHIYAN-29 from the ground?
Not with the naked eye. At its altitude SHIYAN-29 is far beyond unaided visibility — following satellites this high takes a telescope and good timing. You can still track it precisely in the live 3D view above, or check pass predictions for your location.
Related satellites
Nearest catalog neighbors of SHIYAN-29 in the Other Active Satellites group — usually craft from the same or adjacent launches:
- 2025-197A (NORAD 65488)
- 2025-197B (NORAD 65489)
- 2025-197C (NORAD 65490)
- YAOGAN-40 03A (NORAD 65544)
- YAOGAN-40 03B (NORAD 65545)
- YAOGAN-40 03C (NORAD 65546)
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