Latitude
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YAOGAN-26
NORAD 40362 · COSPAR 2014-088A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #65888 @ 408 x 409 km x 97.0732 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-31 22:27 UTC · 15.9 h old
Orbit history
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Next visible passes
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YAOGAN-26
1 40362U 14088A 26304.93604006 .00033135 00000-0 53616-3 0 09998
2 40362 97.0732 302.5200 0001146 180.1681 179.9572 15.52756823658883
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 40362U 14088A 26304.93604006 .00033135 00000-0 53616-3 0 09998
2 40362 97.0732 302.5200 0001146 180.1681 179.9572 15.52756823658883
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
December 27th 2014
Spacecraft age
11 years, 10 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 Tecnology (CAST)
Launch mass
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Power
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.0732°
Period
92.74 min
Perigee
408 km
Apogee
409 km
Eccentricity
0.0001146
RAAN
302.52°
Arg of Perigee
180.1681°
Mean Motion
15.52756823 rev/d