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YAOGAN-33 01

NORAD 47302· COSPAR 2020-103A· Active satellite· Military & Reconnaissance· SSO
Launch
Launched on Dec 27, 2020 from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), China aboard a Long March 4C.
Long March 4C | Yaogan-33(R)
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 15:17 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
Launched
Dec 27, 2020
Mass
Apogee
703 km
Perigee
700 km
Inclination
98.03°
Period
1.64 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for YAOGAN-33 01 across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
+0.4 km
Rate
+0.03 km/day
Now
700 × 703 km
702703700Aug 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

One other catalogued object still in orbit from launch 2020-103 (Long March 4C | Yaogan-33(R)).

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