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YAOGAN-29

NORAD 41038· COSPAR 2015-069A· Active satellite· Earth Observation· SSO
Launch
Launched on Nov 26, 2015 from Launch Complex 9, China aboard a Long March 4C.
Long March 4C | Yaogan-29
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 15:13 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
Launched
Nov 26, 2015
Mass
Apogee
626 km
Perigee
622 km
Inclination
98.00°
Period
1.62 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for YAOGAN-29 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.2 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
622 × 626 km
624626622May 28Sep 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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