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YAOGAN-26

NORAD 40362· COSPAR 2014-088A· Active satellite· Earth Observation· SSO
Launch
Launched on Dec 27, 2014 from Launch Complex 9, China aboard a Long March 4B.
Long March 4B | Yaogan-26 →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-24 06:23 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Dec 27, 2014
Mass
—
Apogee
414 km
Perigee
413 km
Inclination
97.07°
Period
1.54 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for YAOGAN-26 across 149 days of archived orbital elements (150 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Decaying
Change
-17.5 km
Rate
-0.12 km/day
Now
413 × 414 km
424436413May 29Oct 25
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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