YAOGAN-27

NORAD 40878 · COSPAR 2015-040A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #53486 @ 1194 x 1206 km x 100.1323 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-25 22:27 UTC Â· 18.3 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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YAOGAN-27
1 40878U 15040A 26298.93600541 .00000021 00000-0 16819-3 0 09993
2 40878 100.1323 279.7293 0007590 274.7528 85.2718 13.16075306534863

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

August 27th 2015

Spacecraft age

11 years, 1 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Chinese Ministry of National Defense

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Taiyuan Launch Center

Launch vehicle

Long March 4C

Contractor

China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)

Launch mass

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

100.1323Â°

Period

109.42 min

Perigee

1194 km

Apogee

1206 km

Eccentricity

0.000759

RAAN

279.7293Â°

Arg of Perigee

274.7528Â°

Mean Motion

13.16075306 rev/d