YAOGAN-42 01
Launch
Launched on Apr 2, 2024 from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), China aboard a Long March 2D.
Long March 2D | Yaogan 42-01 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 23:16 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Apr 2, 2024
Mass
—
Apogee
508 km
Perigee
504 km
Inclination
35.00°
Period
1.58 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for YAOGAN-42 01 across 59 days of archived orbital elements (60 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.9 km
Rate
-0.01 km/day
Now
504 × 508 km
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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