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YAOGAN-10

NORAD 36834· COSPAR 2010-038A· Active satellite· Earth Observation· SSO
Launch
Launched on Aug 9, 2010 from Launch Complex 9, China aboard a Long March 4C.
Long March 4C | Yaogan-10
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-09 08:22 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
Launched
Aug 9, 2010
Mass
Apogee
617 km
Perigee
615 km
Inclination
97.90°
Period
1.61 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for YAOGAN-10 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (104 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.9 km
Rate
-0.01 km/day
Now
615 × 617 km
616618615May 29Sep 9
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

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