YAOGAN

NORAD 39363 · COSPAR 2013-059A · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

YAOGAN 18 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 5 years ago).

Orbit: #41421 @ 134 x 149 km x 97.1692 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2021-04-06 21:52 UTC Â· 48425.9 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak

YAOGAN 18
1 39363U 13059A 21096.91111731 .15831590 24738-5 19630-3 0 9997
2 39363 97.1692 169.0587 0011679 256.3710 104.3251 16.49197280414219

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

October 29th 2013

Spacecraft age

12 years, 11 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

People's Liberation Army (C41)

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Taiyuan Launch Center

Launch vehicle

Long March 2C

Contractor

Shanghai Academy of Satellite Technology (SAST)

Launch mass

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

97.1692Â°

Period

87.32 min

Perigee

134 km

Apogee

149 km

Eccentricity

0.0011679

RAAN

169.0587Â°

Arg of Perigee

256.371Â°

Mean Motion

16.4919728 rev/d