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YAOGAN-30 02C

NORAD 42947· COSPAR 2017-058C· Active satellite· Military & Reconnaissance· LEO
Launch
Launched on Sep 29, 2017 from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), China aboard a Long March 2C.
Long March 2C | 3 x Yaogan-30-01 →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 18:39 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Sep 29, 2017
Mass
—
Apogee
565 km
Perigee
558 km
Inclination
35.00°
Period
1.60 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for YAOGAN-30 02C across 59 days of archived orbital elements (60 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.9 km
Rate
-0.02 km/day
Now
558 × 565 km
562566558Aug 26Oct 24
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 2017-058 (Long March 2C | 3 x Yaogan-30-01).

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