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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 2026-09-09 04:21 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
Launched
Dec 27, 2014
Mass
Apogee
423 km
Perigee
415 km
Inclination
97.07°
Period
1.55 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for YAOGAN-26 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (104 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Decaying
Change
-11.7 km
Rate
-0.11 km/day
Now
415 × 424 km
425436415May 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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