YAOGAN-16 01B
Launch
Launched on Nov 25, 2012 from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), China aboard a Long March 4C.
Long March 4C | Yaogan 16A, Yaogan 16B, Yaogan 16C →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 13:44 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Nov 25, 2012
Mass
—
Apogee
1,425 km
Perigee
764 km
Inclination
63.35°
Period
1.78 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for YAOGAN-16 01B across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.0 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
764 × 1425 km
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.
Launched with
2 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2012-066 (Long March 4C | Yaogan 16A, Yaogan 16B, Yaogan 16C).
- YAOGAN-16 01A · 39011
- YAOGAN-16 01C · 39013
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