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YAOGAN-20 01A

NORAD 40109· COSPAR 2014-047A· Active satellite· Military & Reconnaissance· LEO
Launch
Launched on Aug 9, 2014 from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), China aboard a Long March 4C.
Long March 4C | Yaogan 20A, Yaogan 20B, Yaogan 20C
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:30 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
Launched
Aug 9, 2014
Mass
Apogee
1,392 km
Perigee
798 km
Inclination
63.38°
Period
1.78 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for YAOGAN-20 01A 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
798 × 1392 km
10951392798Aug 26Sep 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.

Launched with

2 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2014-047 (Long March 4C | Yaogan 20A, Yaogan 20B, Yaogan 20C).

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