YAOGAN-8

NORAD 36121 · COSPAR 2009-072A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #80738 @ 1226 x 1258 km x 100.1915 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-07 14:53 UTC Â· 21.5 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Current TLE

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YAOGAN-8
1 36121U 09072A 26311.62029245 -.00000411 00000-0 -11410-2 0 09991
2 36121 100.1915 188.3875 0021247 2.4334 357.6874 13.05086929807383

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

December 15th 2009

Spacecraft age

16 years, 10 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Chinese Ministry of National Defense

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Taiyuan Launch Center

Launch vehicle

Long March 4C

Contractor

Shanghai Academy of Satellite Technology (SAST)

Launch mass

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

100.1915Â°

Period

110.34 min

Perigee

1226 km

Apogee

1258 km

Eccentricity

0.0021247

RAAN

188.3875Â°

Arg of Perigee

2.4334Â°

Mean Motion

13.05086929 rev/d