Satellite · NORAD 38257 · COSPAR 2012-021A
YAOGAN-14
- Operator China military / Yaogan programme
- Constellation Yaogan
- Country China
Altitude now
490.8km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.63km/s
Inclination
97.31°
Period
94.2 min
94.2 min
Perigee
477km
Apogee
482km
orbit freshOrbit updated 4 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 20:15 UTC (5.2 h old)· Metadata updated 4 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 62.327° N
- Longitude
- 148.545° W
- Altitude
- 490.8 km
- Velocity
- 7.625 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 20:15 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- SATCAT owner code
- PRC · People's Republic of China
- Country
- China CN
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 10 May 2012
- COSPAR launch id
- 2012-021
- Launch site
- Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 4
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → PRC | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 4 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 10 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 12 Sept 2026 01:01 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 38257
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2012-021A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWWDCTX9MYDGY0F69R7
- Canonical slug
- yaogan-14-38257
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Military) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.