YAOGAN-27

NORAD 40878 · COSPAR 2015-040A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #53757 @ 1194 x 1206 km x 100.136 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-15 12:54 UTC Â· 8.9 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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YAOGAN-27
1 40878U 15040A 26319.53753854 .00000414 00000-0 12020-2 0 09994
2 40878 100.1360 299.4669 0007701 223.3319 136.7190 13.16077854537579

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

August 27th 2015

Spacecraft age

11 years, 2 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

100.136Â°

Period

109.42 min

Perigee

1194 km

Apogee

1206 km

Eccentricity

0.0007701

RAAN

299.4669Â°

Arg of Perigee

223.3319Â°

Mean Motion

13.16077854 rev/d