● ORBIT ING-NOW

YAOGAN-15

NORAD 38354 · COSPAR 2012-029A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #69206 @ 1172 x 1210 km x 100.72 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-21 07:08 UTC · 23 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
Trend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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YAOGAN-15
1 38354U 12029A 26294.29738546 -.00000195 00000-0 -37653-3 0 09998
2 38354 100.7200 141.3229 0025552 7.3443 352.8040 13.18388591692069
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
May 29th 2012
Spacecraft age
14 years, 4 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
Chinese Ministry of National Defense
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · Polar
Launch site
Taiyuan Launch Center
Launch vehicle
Long March 4C
Contractor
Shanghai Academy of Satellite Technology (SAST)
Launch mass
1,040 kg
Power
—

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
100.72°
Period
109.22 min
Perigee
1172 km
Apogee
1210 km
Eccentricity
0.0025552
RAAN
141.3229°
Arg of Perigee
7.3443°
Mean Motion
13.18388591 rev/d