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YAOGAN-31 04C

NORAD 47857· COSPAR 2021-020D· Active satellite· Military & Reconnaissance· LEO
Launch
Launched on Mar 13, 2021 from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), China aboard a Long March 4C.
Long March 4C | Yaogan-31-04 →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 23:08 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Mar 13, 2021
Mass
—
Apogee
1,234 km
Perigee
956 km
Inclination
63.41°
Period
1.78 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for YAOGAN-31 04C across 59 days of archived orbital elements (60 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.0 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
956 × 1234 km
10951234956Aug 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 2021-020 (Long March 4C | Yaogan-31-04).

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