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YAOGAN-42 02

NORAD 59557· COSPAR 2024-075A· Active satellite· Military & Reconnaissance· LEO
Launch
Launched on Apr 20, 2024 from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), China aboard a Long March 2D.
Long March 2D | Yaogan 42-02
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 00:43 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
Launched
Apr 20, 2024
Mass
Apogee
511 km
Perigee
503 km
Inclination
35.00°
Period
1.58 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for YAOGAN-42 02 across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.2 km
Rate
-0.01 km/day
Now
503 × 511 km
507511503Aug 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.

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