YAOGAN-8

NORAD 36121 · COSPAR 2009-072A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #80477 @ 1226 x 1259 km x 100.1936 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-18 14:41 UTC Â· 14.6 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 26291.61204134 -.00000409 00000-0 -11339-2 0 09996
2 36121 100.1936 169.4786 0021594 46.7784 313.5122 13.05083748804775

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

100.1936Â°

Period

110.34 min

Perigee

1226 km

Apogee

1259 km

Eccentricity

0.0021594

RAAN

169.4786Â°

Arg of Perigee

46.7784Â°

Mean Motion

13.05083748 rev/d