Latitude
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YAOGAN-12
NORAD 37875 · COSPAR 2011-066B · ACTIVE
Orbit: #83113 @ 476 x 490 km x 97.1034 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-20 06:51 UTC · 16.5 h old
Orbit history
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Next visible passes
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YAOGAN-12
1 37875U 11066B 26293.28567918 .00003077 00000-0 11636-3 0 09999
2 37875 97.1034 325.9745 0010651 133.3276 226.8854 15.27624355831130
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 37875U 11066B 26293.28567918 .00003077 00000-0 11636-3 0 09999
2 37875 97.1034 325.9745 0010651 133.3276 226.8854 15.27624355831130
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
November 9th 2011
Spacecraft age
14 years, 11 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
Chinese Ministry of National Defense
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Taiyuan Launch Center
Launch vehicle
Long March 4B
Contractor
China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)
Launch mass
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Power
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.1034°
Period
94.26 min
Perigee
476 km
Apogee
490 km
Eccentricity
0.0010651
RAAN
325.9745°
Arg of Perigee
133.3276°
Mean Motion
15.27624355 rev/d