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SHENZHOU-23 (SZ-23) — Live Satellite Tracking (NORAD 69180)
Track SHENZHOU-23 (SZ-23) (NORAD catalog number 69180) 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 2026, launched on the 113th orbital launch of that year (COSPAR designation 2026-113A).
Moving at about 7.68 km/s, SHENZHOU-23 (SZ-23) flies in low Earth orbit at an altitude of roughly 394 × 397 km, completing one revolution every 92.3 minutes — about 15.6 trips around Earth per day. The orbit is essentially circular (eccentricity 0.0002). Its 41.5° inclination keeps its ground track over the tropics and lower mid-latitudes. Its orbital plane crosses the equator northbound at right ascension 183.6°. Earth's equatorial bulge drifts that plane westward about 6.07° per day.
Orbital elements
| Orbit regime | low Earth orbit (LEO) |
|---|---|
| Perigee × apogee altitude | ~394 km × 397 km |
| Inclination | 41.47° |
| Orbital period | 92.3 min (15.60 rev/day) |
| Eccentricity | 0.00024 |
| Element set epoch | 2026-09-07 |
| COSPAR designation | 2026-113A |
| NORAD catalog number | 69180 |
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
SHENZHOU-23 (SZ-23) 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 SHENZHOU-23 (SZ-23) from the ground?
Sometimes. Like most low-Earth-orbit spacecraft, SHENZHOU-23 (SZ-23) is visible only around dawn and dusk, when your sky is dark but the satellite is still sunlit — and whether you can spot it depends on its size and reflectivity. See pass predictions for your location for when it is above your horizon and sunlit.
Related satellites
Nearest catalog neighbors of SHENZHOU-23 (SZ-23) in the Other Active Satellites group — usually craft from the same or adjacent launches:
- STRIX-7 (NORAD 69177)
- TJS-24 (NORAD 69235)
- SMILE (NORAD 69123)
- QIANFAN-162 (NORAD 69121)
- QIANFAN-161 (NORAD 69120)
- QIANFAN-160 (NORAD 69119)
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