YAOGAN-17

NORAD 39240 · COSPAR 2013-046B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #64596 @ 762 x 1416 km x 63.3828 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-26 05:32 UTC Â· 17.2 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Current TLE

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YAOGAN-17 01B
1 39240U 13046B 26299.23121271 .00000048 00000-0 13071-3 0 09996
2 39240 63.3828 112.8152 0438035 12.0770 349.0360 13.45486028645966

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

September 1st 2013

Spacecraft age

13 years, 1 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Chinese Ministry of National Defense

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· Non-Polar Inclined

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

Launch vehicle

Long March 4C

Contractor

Shanghai Academy of Satellite Technology (SAST)

Launch mass

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

63.3828Â°

Period

107.02 min

Perigee

762 km

Apogee

1416 km

Eccentricity

0.0438035

RAAN

112.8152Â°

Arg of Perigee

12.077Â°

Mean Motion

13.45486028 rev/d