● ORBIT ING-NOW

YAOGAN-31

NORAD 47857 · COSPAR 2021-020D · ACTIVE
Orbit: #27509 @ 950 x 1228 km x 63.4061 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-18 20:03 UTC · 19.7 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
Trend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// onowactive
YAOGAN-31 04C
1 47857U 21020D 26291.83566834 .00000016 00000-0 16158-3 0 09990
2 47857 63.4061 300.3196 0185583 0.7316 359.3947 13.45454863275098
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
March 13th 2021
Spacecraft age
5 years, 7 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
Chinese Ministry of National Defense
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · Non-Polar Inclined
Launch site
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Launch vehicle
Long March 4C
Contractor
China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)
Launch mass
500 kg
Power
—

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
63.4061°
Period
107.03 min
Perigee
950 km
Apogee
1228 km
Eccentricity
0.0185583
RAAN
300.3196°
Arg of Perigee
0.7316°
Mean Motion
13.45454863 rev/d