Latitude
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YAOGAN-14
NORAD 38257 · COSPAR 2012-021A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #80610 @ 473 x 482 km x 97.3219 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-27 23:32 UTC · 23.2 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
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Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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YAOGAN-14
1 38257U 12021A 26300.98056911 .00005456 00000-0 19414-3 0 09993
2 38257 97.3219 75.8743 0006234 75.3632 284.8300 15.29365453806106
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 38257U 12021A 26300.98056911 .00005456 00000-0 19414-3 0 09993
2 38257 97.3219 75.8743 0006234 75.3632 284.8300 15.29365453806106
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
May 10th 2012
Spacecraft age
14 years, 5 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
97.3219°
Period
94.16 min
Perigee
473 km
Apogee
482 km
Eccentricity
0.0006234
RAAN
75.8743°
Arg of Perigee
75.3632°
Mean Motion
15.29365453 rev/d