Latitude
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YAOGAN-12
NORAD 37875 · COSPAR 2011-066B · ACTIVE
Orbit: #83429 @ 475 x 490 km x 97.099 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-09 23:36 UTC · 7.6 h old
Orbit history
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Next visible passes
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YAOGAN-12
1 37875U 11066B 26313.98361007 .00009324 00000-0 34498-3 0 09992
2 37875 97.0990 345.6882 0010869 69.7212 290.5196 15.27833805834293
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 37875U 11066B 26313.98361007 .00009324 00000-0 34498-3 0 09992
2 37875 97.0990 345.6882 0010869 69.7212 290.5196 15.27833805834293
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
November 9th 2011
Spacecraft age
15 years
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
97.099°
Period
94.25 min
Perigee
475 km
Apogee
490 km
Eccentricity
0.0010869
RAAN
345.6882°
Arg of Perigee
69.7212°
Mean Motion
15.27833805 rev/d