YAOGAN-24

NORAD 40310 · COSPAR 2014-072A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #64232 @ 632 x 651 km x 98.1673 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-21 07:07 UTC Â· 48.5 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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YAOGAN-24
1 40310U 14072A 26294.29687487 .00000691 00000-0 10776-3 0 09996
2 40310 98.1673 72.8279 0013645 218.9599 141.0628 14.76102686642321

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

November 20th 2014

Spacecraft age

11 years, 11 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Chinese Ministry of National Defense

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

Launch vehicle

Long March 2C

Contractor

China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)

Launch mass

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

98.1673Â°

Period

97.55 min

Perigee

632 km

Apogee

651 km

Eccentricity

0.0013645

RAAN

72.8279Â°

Arg of Perigee

218.9599Â°

Mean Motion

14.76102686 rev/d