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YAOGAN-36 02A

NORAD 54042· COSPAR 2022-133A· Active satellite· Military & Reconnaissance· LEO
Launch
Launched on Oct 14, 2022 from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), China aboard a Long March 2D.
Long March 2D | Yaogan 36 Group 02
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 15:03 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
Launched
Oct 14, 2022
Mass
Apogee
527 km
Perigee
488 km
Inclination
35.01°
Period
1.58 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for YAOGAN-36 02A across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
+0.7 km
Rate
+0.05 km/day
Now
488 × 527 km
507527488Aug 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

2 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2022-133 (Long March 2D | Yaogan 36 Group 02).

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